Belt game 5,211 · November 20, 1991
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Boston Bruins 3–1 at home to start reign 1,979 of the NHL belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Boston Bruins had held it since November 9, 1991, with 2 defenses over 11 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Bruins on November 23, 1991.
1,979Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Audette | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Colin Patterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Snuggerud | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Tanti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Mogilny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Hillier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Gord Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Clint Malarchuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Draper | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevin Markwart | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Barry Pederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Janney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Lyndon Byers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Vladimir Ruzicka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Winnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Thomlinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Beers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiemer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Delguidice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Moog | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 20 |
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