🌪️ Away Hurricanes 13-14-5 before this game

2–3

Final / OT

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Sabres beat Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 12, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

2 A

3 shots · 24:03 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

4 shots · 18:17 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

1 G

1 shots · 15:19 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

37 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

32 Hits 15

8 Blocked shots 3

15 Takeaways 19

38 Giveaways 45

4 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 5.4% (2/37) BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 13-14-5 (41% win rate, 32 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-14-2 (45% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 13-14-5 (41% win rate, 32 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-14-2 (45% win rate, 29 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Primeau · Kapanen 22:38

L2 O'Neill · Kron · Emerson 18:27

L3 Sanderson · Ranheim · Dineen 17:15

L4 Grimson · Manderville · Rice 5:12

D1 Brown · Chiasson 25:12

D2 Wesley · Ciccone 21:01

D3 Burt · Leschyshyn 18:03

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Holzinger · Plante 20:48

L2 Satan · Audette · Dawe 17:00

L3 Grosek · Brown · Barnaby 15:19

L4 Ward · May · Primeau 6:58

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 25:34

D2 Smehlik · Wilson 23:06

D3 Woolley · Boughner 15:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 31, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Oct 15, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on December 12, 1997?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

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

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 10

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 11

Also on December 12, 1997

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