Belt game 6,603 · June 1, 2006 · playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes take the belt
Carolina Hurricanes beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at home to start reign 2,585 of the NHL belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since May 30, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Carolina Hurricanes held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Edmonton Oilers on June 10, 2006.
2,585Reign number
37Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Rod Brind'Amour | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Doug Weight | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Cory Stillman | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Whitney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Niclas Wallin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mike Commodore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Matt Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Eric Staal | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevyn Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Andrew Ladd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Craig Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Chad LaRose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Aaron Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Frantisek Kaberle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bret Hedican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Gerber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Ward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 24 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jochen Hecht | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Janik | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| J-P Dumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Taylor Pyatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Grier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jason Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Jeff Jillson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Nathan Paetsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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