Belt game 6,599 · May 24, 2006 · playoffs
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 at home to start reign 2,582 of the NHL belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Carolina Hurricanes had held it since May 22, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Carolina Hurricanes on May 26, 2006.
2,582Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ales Kotalik | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| J-P Dumont | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Jochen Hecht | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Jay McKee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Jiri Novotny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Taylor Pyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Henrik Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Jeff Jillson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 27 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Stillman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Justin Williams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Staal | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Ward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Frantisek Kaberle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Ray Whitney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevyn Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Andrew Ladd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Craig Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chad LaRose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Bret Hedican | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Niclas Wallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Commodore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Martin Gerber | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Cam Ward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 26 |
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