The NHL Belt · rivalry
Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver Canucks
11Belt meetings
7Sabres wins
3Canucks wins
3Title changes
Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks have met 11 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 19, 1972 to October 22, 2022. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Buffalo Sabres lead the belt series 7–3, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,376 | Oct 19, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 6–0 | Defense |
| 3,404 | Dec 20, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 | Defense |
| 3,435 | Mar 9, 1973 | Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2 | Defense |
| 3,565 | Dec 12, 1974 | Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 5–3 | Title change |
| 3,841 | Dec 11, 1977 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–0 | Defense |
| 3,886 | Mar 24, 1978 | Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 3,965 | Mar 15, 1979 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 | Defense |
| 4,424 | Dec 18, 1983 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 | Title change |
| 4,602 | Nov 2, 1985 | Vancouver Canucks beat Buffalo Sabres 6–2 | Title change |
| 6,251 | Jan 8, 2002 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 | Defense |
| 8,046 | Oct 22, 2022 | Buffalo Sabres beat Vancouver Canucks 5–1 | Defense |