Belt game 5,635 · February 17, 1996
Hartford Whalers take the belt
Hartford Whalers beat Buffalo Sabres 2–1 (OT) at home to start reign 2,156 of the NHL belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since February 8, 1996, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Hartford Whalers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on February 23, 1996.
2,156Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Hartford Whalers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cassels | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Daniels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nelson Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Kelly Chase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gerald Diduck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad McCrimmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Featherstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Burke | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 29 |
| Jason Muzzatti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Peca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Galley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad May | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Pat LaFontaine | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Grosek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Plante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Pearson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Astley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrei Trefilov | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 33 | 35 |
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