Belt game 6,598 · May 22, 2006 · playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes take the belt
Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 at home to start reign 2,581 of the NHL belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since May 13, 2006, with 1 defense over 9 days.
Carolina Hurricanes held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Buffalo Sabres on May 24, 2006.
2,581Reign number
35Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Ray Whitney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Justin Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Eric Staal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Cory Stillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Frantisek Kaberle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevyn Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Ladd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Craig Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Chad LaRose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aaron Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Bret Hedican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Niclas Wallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Commodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Martin Gerber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Ward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 19 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| J-P Dumont | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Taylor Pyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jochen Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Janik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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