Belt game 5,612 · December 22, 1995
Boston Bruins take the belt
Boston Bruins beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 2,147 of the NHL belt, the 242nd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since December 15, 1995, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Bruins held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Blackhawks on January 2, 1996.
2,147Reign number
242Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad May | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Holzinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dane Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Yuri Khmylev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dixon Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Houda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Huddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Trefilov | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | 40 |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Reid | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Oates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ted Donato | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Stevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Clayton Beddoes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Sweeney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Bourque | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Neely | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn McEachern | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jozef Stumpel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Heinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephen Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Sandy Moger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dean Chynoweth | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Zombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jon Rohloff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kyle McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Billington | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 18 |
| Blaine Lacher | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.