Belt game 6,621 · October 28, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers take the belt
Atlanta Thrashers beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 (SO) on the road to start reign 2,591 of the NHL belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Buffalo Sabres had held it since October 4, 2006, with 9 defenses over 24 days.
Atlanta Thrashers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on October 30, 2006.
2,591Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Pominville | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Brière | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| Jochen Hecht | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Derek Roy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Vanek | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Teppo Numminen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Ales Kotalik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| Jiri Novotny | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Mair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Paul Gaustad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Andrew Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Toni Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Jaroslav Spacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Nathan Paetsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Dmitri Kalinin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Miller | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
| Martin Biron | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Atlanta Thrashers
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Holik | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Scott Mellanby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Marian Hossa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Jim Slater | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Niko Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Sutton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shane Hnidy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Glen Metropolit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jean-Pierre Vigier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jon Sim | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Steve Rucchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Brad Larsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Garnet Exelby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vitaly Vishnevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Greg De Vries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Niclas Havelid | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Hedberg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kari Lehtonen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 36 |
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