Belt game 4,624 · December 22, 1985
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 5–3 at home to start reign 1,729 of the NHL belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since December 14, 1985, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 13 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on January 4, 1986.
1,729Reign number
35Team's reign
4Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tucker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gilles Hamel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Mckenna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikael Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaetano Orlando | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| David Fenyves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 29 | 32 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Crowder | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Linseman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Pasin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Derlago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Middleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Nevin Markwart | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Courtnall | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Kluzak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike O'connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Thelven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Thelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| John Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Riggin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 27 |
| Doug Keans | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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