Belt game 5,169 · April 7, 1991 · playoffs
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 at home to start reign 1,960 of the NHL belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since April 3, 1991, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on April 11, 1991.
1,960Reign number
45Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Benoit Hogue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Ledyard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Franceschetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darrin Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Vaive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 22 |
| Darcy Wakaluk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Savard | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Russ Courtnall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Gilchrist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mathieu Schneider | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mario Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sylvain Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Alain Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyle Odelein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 33 |
| Andre Racicot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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