Belt game 8,451 · November 6, 2026
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at home to start reign 3,433 of the NHL belt, the 88th for the franchise.
Columbus Blue Jackets had held it since November 3, 2026, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Vegas Golden Knights on November 8, 2026.
3,433Reign number
88Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Power | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Conor Timmins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sam Carrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| Olen Zellweger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 26 |
| Colten Ellis | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Monahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Matthew Knies | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Denton Mateychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Zach Werenski | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Charlie Coyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cole Sillinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Steven Lorentz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Adam Fantilli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Mathieu Olivier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Conor Garland | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jake Christiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ivan Provorov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dante Fabbro | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Damon Severson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Cam Talbot | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jet Greaves | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 32 | 37 |
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