3–2

Final / OT

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 4-7-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	3
CAR	0	0	0	0	2

Sabres at Hurricanes

Sabres beat Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at PNC Arena on October 31, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 31, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G

4 shots · 22:12 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jay McKee

1 G

4 shots · 18:20 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 G

2 shots · 15:29 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

24 Shots on goal 25

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

11 Hits 14

6 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 1

16 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 12.5% (3/24) CAR shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 63:21 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 63:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-7 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-7 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Holzinger · Peca 19:13

L2 Grosek · Barnaby · Satan 17:12

L3 Ward · Brown · Dawe 14:37

L4 May · Primeau · Ray 6:51

D1 Shannon · Smehlik 23:53

D2 Zhitnik · Wilson 21:36

D3 McKee · Woolley 17:08

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Kron · Emerson 19:29

L2 Sanderson · Roberts · O'Neill 17:09

L3 Kapanen · Dineen · Leach 14:53

L4 Grimson · Manderville · Rice 9:16

D1 Brown · Chiasson 22:53

D2 Haller · Wesley 21:12

D3 Burt · Leschyshyn 18:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 15, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on October 31, 1997?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 3, Hurricanes 2, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Hurricanes season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 28

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Oct 26

Also on October 31, 1997

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