The NHL Belt · rivalry
Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche
10Belt meetings
4Sabres wins
5Avalanche wins
7Title changes
Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche have met 10 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 27, 1979 to February 1, 2014. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Colorado Avalanche lead the belt series 5–4, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,999 | Oct 27, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 3–0 | Title change |
| 4,314 | Dec 4, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 | Title change |
| 4,429 | Dec 29, 1983 | Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 8–5 | Defense |
| 4,965 | Apr 2, 1989 | Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 4–2 | Defense |
| 5,164 | Mar 28, 1991 | Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques tied 4–4 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,456 | Feb 21, 1994 | Buffalo Sabres beat Quebec Nordiques 2–1 | Title change |
| 5,509 | Jan 27, 1995 | Quebec Nordiques beat Buffalo Sabres 7–3 | Title change |
| 6,234 | Dec 7, 2001 | Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 | Title change |
| 6,679 | Mar 7, 2007 | Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 | Title change |
| 7,295 | Feb 1, 2014 | Colorado Avalanche beat Buffalo Sabres 7–1 | Title change |