Belt game 5,163 · March 26, 1991
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 4–2 on the road to start reign 1,958 of the NHL belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since March 22, 1991, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 3, 1991.
1,958Reign number
44Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Khristich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| John Druce | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Pivonka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Kypreos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Bergland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Tippett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Alan May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ridley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mikhail Tatarinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sabourin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Liut | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 24 |
| Don Beaupre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Tanti | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Greg Paslawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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