Belt game 4,729 · December 28, 1986
Calgary Flames take the belt
Calgary Flames beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on the road to start reign 1,772 of the NHL belt, the 22nd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 23, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Calgary Flames held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Red Wings on December 31, 1986.
1,772Reign number
22Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Cyr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Wilf Paiement | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Normand Lacombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Kurvers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Tom Barrasso | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bradley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tonelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Peplinski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Degray | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lanny McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hakan Loob | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Fotiu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Bozek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Carey Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Baxter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Macoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Vernon | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Rejean Lemelin | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
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