Belt game 6,523 · November 17, 2005
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Washington Capitals 8–5 at home to start reign 2,553 of the NHL belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Washington Capitals had held it since November 15, 2005, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Rangers on November 22, 2005.
2,553Reign number
67Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Connolly | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Taylor Pyatt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| J-P Dumont | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Mair | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jochen Hecht | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Teppo Numminen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mika Noronen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 39 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Brian Sutherby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Clark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Cassels | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Bradley | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Pettinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Willsie | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ben Clymer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jamie Heward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Halpern | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brooks Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Jakub Klepis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brendan Witt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ivan Majesky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Shaone Morrisonn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bryan Muir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Brent Johnson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 27 |
| Olie Kolzig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: the NHL's own game center.