Belt game 5,065 · March 21, 1990
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary Flames 5–4 at home to start reign 1,918 of the NHL belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Calgary Flames had held it since March 15, 1990, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New Jersey Devils on March 25, 1990.
1,918Reign number
42Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ruuttu | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Priestlay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Darcy Loewen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mitchell Molloy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Corkum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Reed Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 40 | 44 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Calgary Flames
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Patterson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Theo Fleury | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian MacLellan | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Gilmour | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergei Makarov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Korn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Macoun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Al MacInnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dana Murzyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gary Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Roger Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Guenette | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Wamsley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 26 |
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