The NHL Belt · rivalry
Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings
21Belt meetings
11Sabres wins
6Red Wings wins
5Title changes
Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings have met 21 times with the NHL belt on the line, from February 10, 1972 to January 18, 2015. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Buffalo Sabres lead the belt series 11–6, with 4 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,333 | Feb 10, 1972 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 | Title change |
| 3,399 | Dec 7, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 | Defense |
| 3,476 | Dec 27, 1973 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 3–1 | Title change |
| 3,559 | Nov 28, 1974 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,584 | Jan 23, 1975 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 5–1 | Defense |
| 3,602 | Mar 1, 1975 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 | Title change |
| 3,750 | Dec 19, 1976 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 | Defense |
| 3,782 | Mar 9, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 6–3 | Defense |
| 3,838 | Dec 4, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 6–1 | Defense |
| 3,888 | Mar 28, 1978 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 7–0 | Title change |
| 4,147 | Feb 6, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 7–3 | Defense |
| 4,443 | Jan 27, 1984 | Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 4,628 | Jan 2, 1986 | Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,113 | Dec 2, 1990 | Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres tied 3–3 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,237 | Jan 29, 1992 | Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres tied 4–4 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,351 | Feb 24, 1993 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 10–7 | Defense |
| 5,827 | Dec 23, 1997 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,614 | Oct 13, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 3–2 (SO) | Defense |
| 6,856 | Jan 10, 2009 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,903 | Oct 13, 2009 | Buffalo Sabres beat Detroit Red Wings 6–2 | Title change |
| 7,370 | Jan 18, 2015 | Detroit Red Wings beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4 | Defense |