Belt game 4,727 · December 23, 1986
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 at home to start reign 1,771 of the NHL belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since December 18, 1986, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Calgary Flames on December 28, 1986.
1,771Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Brydges | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 30 |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mellanby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derrick Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Zezel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pelle Eklund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindsay Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Tocchet | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daryl Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
| Glenn Resch | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.