Belt game 5,456 · February 21, 1994
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 2–1 at home to start reign 2,086 of the NHL belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Quebec Nordiques had held it since February 18, 1994, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on February 25, 1994.
2,086Reign number
52Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hawerchuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Yuri Khmylev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad May | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Moller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wayne Presley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Sweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Bodger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ken Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richard Smehlik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Grant Fuhr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 34 |
Quebec Nordiques
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Simon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Sakic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Ricci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Sundin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tony Twist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Macdermid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Rucinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Bassen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Valeri Kamensky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Iain Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tommy Sjodin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Gusarov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Wolanin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Finn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garth Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Fiset | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
| Jocelyn Thibault | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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