Belt game 5,852 · March 6, 1998
New York Islanders take the belt
New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on the road to start reign 2,235 of the NHL belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since February 1, 1998, with 8 defenses over 33 days.
New York Islanders held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Colorado Avalanche on March 7, 1998.
2,235Reign number
64Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Michal Grosek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rob Ray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Erik Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dixon Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wayne Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Donald Audette | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Curtis Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Miroslav Satan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Bob Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 22 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziggy Palffy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Trevor Linden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Tom Chorske | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Kenny Jonsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Berard | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Joe Sacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lapointe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Sergei Nemchinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Smolinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Kruse | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mariusz Czerkawski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Pilon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Scott Lachance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| J.J. Daigneault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Strudwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Wade Flaherty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Salo | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | 30 |
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