Belt game 5,992 · June 8, 1999 · playoffs
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Dallas Stars 3–2 (OT) on the road to start reign 2,308 of the NHL belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Dallas Stars had held it since June 1, 1999, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Stars on June 10, 1999.
2,308Reign number
59Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Dallas Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Modano | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jere Lehtinen | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Brett Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Sergei Zubov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Blake Sloan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Mike Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| Dave Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Pat Verbeek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Joe Nieuwendyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jon Sim | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Darryl Sydor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Richard Matvichuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Shawn Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Roman Turek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Belfour | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Smehlik | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| Wayne Primeau | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Curtis Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Stu Barnes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Woolley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | — | — |
| Erik Rasmussen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| Dixon Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Michal Grosek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Holzinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Vaclav Varada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Miroslav Satan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| James Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| Dwayne Roloson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Hasek | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 37 |
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