Belt game 5,631 · February 8, 1996
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 on the road to start reign 2,155 of the NHL belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since February 1, 1996, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on February 17, 1996.
2,155Reign number
57Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Corkum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shawn Antoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| John LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dan Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig MacTavish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat Falloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Trent Klatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shjon Podein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Joel Otto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Lindros | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Therien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Karl Dykhuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kjell Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Hextall | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | 19 |
| Garth Snow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Plante | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Yuri Khmylev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Muni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Astley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Trefilov | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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