Belt game 7,508 · March 18, 2016
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home to start reign 3,019 of the NHL belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Ottawa Senators had held it since March 15, 2016, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Maple Leafs on March 19, 2016.
3,019Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| Evander Kane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Zach Bogosian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Brian Gionta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| David Legwand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Cal O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Johan Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Moulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mark Pysyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Josh Gorges | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Chad Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Jake McCabe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chad Johnson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 33 |
| Nathan Lieuwen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hoffman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Chiasson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bobby Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Zack Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Scott Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Neil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Curtis Lazar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ryan Dzingel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mark Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Dion Phaneuf | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Marc Methot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cody Ceci | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Michael Kostka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Wideman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andrew Hammond | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Anderson | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 34 |
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