Belt game 6,590 · April 30, 2006 · playoffs
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 at home to start reign 2,578 of the NHL belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Flyers had held it since April 26, 2006, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Ottawa Senators on May 11, 2006.
2,578Reign number
72Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-P Dumont | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Tim Connolly | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Taylor Pyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Teppo Numminen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 24 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia Flyers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Gagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jeff Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Branko Radivojevic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| R.J. Umberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Peter Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Knuble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Sami Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Michal Handzus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Petr Nedved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Derian Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Mike Rathje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Denis Gauthier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Freddy Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Eric Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Joni Pitkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Antero Niittymaki | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Esche | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 30 | 33 |
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