Belt game 6,588 · April 26, 2006 · playoffs
Philadelphia Flyers take the belt
Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home to start reign 2,577 of the NHL belt, the 104th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since April 16, 2006, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Philadelphia Flyers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on April 30, 2006.
2,577Reign number
104Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Forsberg | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Simon Gagne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Knuble | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Michal Handzus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Jeff Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Branko Radivojevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| R.J. Umberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denis Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Freddy Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joni Pitkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Antero Niittymaki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Esche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Connolly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| J-P Dumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jochen Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Teppo Numminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 23 | 26 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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