The NHL Belt · rivalry
Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
27Belt meetings
15Sabres wins
9Maple Leafs wins
8Title changes
Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs have met 27 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 13, 1970 to March 20, 2019. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Buffalo Sabres lead the belt series 15–9, with 3 ties.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,213 | Dec 13, 1970 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,215 | Dec 19, 1970 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0 | Defense |
| 3,216 | Dec 20, 1970 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 | Defense |
| 3,235 | Feb 7, 1971 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 | Defense |
| 3,375 | Oct 15, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 | Defense |
| 3,382 | Nov 1, 1972 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 7–1 | Title change |
| 3,403 | Dec 17, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 | Defense |
| 3,447 | Oct 10, 1973 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 7–4 | Defense |
| 3,609 | Mar 16, 1975 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 11–3 | Title change |
| 3,752 | Dec 23, 1976 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Defense |
| 3,964 | Mar 14, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Defense |
| 4,002 | Nov 3, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 | Defense |
| 4,165 | Mar 19, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14–4 | Defense |
| 4,166 | Mar 21, 1981 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2 | Defense |
| 4,694 | Oct 11, 1986 | Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres tied 5–5 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,263 | Mar 25, 1992 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 | Defense |
| 5,632 | Feb 10, 1996 | Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 5,848 | Feb 25, 1998 | Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs tied 2–2 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,479 | Feb 14, 2004 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–4 | Title change |
| 6,554 | Jan 26, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 8–4 | Defense |
| 6,569 | Mar 16, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Defense |
| 6,576 | Apr 1, 2006 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 7–0 | Defense |
| 6,577 | Apr 3, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 (SO) | Title change |
| 6,584 | Apr 16, 2006 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–0 | Title change |
| 6,678 | Mar 3, 2007 | Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 | Title change |
| 7,509 | Mar 19, 2016 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 | Title change |
| 7,761 | Mar 20, 2019 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2 | Title change |