Belt game 4,964 · April 1, 1989
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders 4–3 on the road to start reign 1,876 of the NHL belt, the 40th for the franchise.
New York Islanders had held it since March 29, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on April 6, 1989.
1,876Reign number
40Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wood | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan Kerr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Flatley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek King | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikko Makela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Volek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mick Vukota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Norton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Mcbean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Nylund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marc Bergevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Hackett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Andreychuk | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Parker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 28 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.