Belt game 4,957 · March 16, 1989
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Hartford Whalers 6–1 on the road to start reign 1,870 of the NHL belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Hartford Whalers had held it since March 14, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on March 18, 1989.
1,870Reign number
39Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Francis | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Dineen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Quenneville | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Evason | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Peterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Ferraro | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Ladouceur | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Norm MacIver | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Babych | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Sidorkiewicz | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| John Tucker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 25 |
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