Belt game 4,804 · October 23, 1987
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3 at home to start reign 1,804 of the NHL belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since October 21, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on October 24, 1987.
1,804Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Dykstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 17 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chelios | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| John Kordic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Trader | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 45 |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.