Belt game 4,958 · March 18, 1989
Minnesota North Stars take the belt
Minnesota North Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 at home to start reign 1,871 of the NHL belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since March 16, 1989, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minnesota North Stars held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on March 22, 1989.
1,871Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gartner | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Archibald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Gagner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Neal Broten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Habscheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stew Gavin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Brooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Basil Mcrae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Perry Berezan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Churla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Gotaas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Frantisek Musil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kari Takko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Casey | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | 27 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Napier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 15 | 18 |
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