🏛️ Away Senators 17-15-1 before this game

1–2

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 13-14-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	0	0	0	1
CAR	0	0	0	2

Senators at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Senators 2–1 at PNC Arena on December 16, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 16, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Glen Wesley

1 G

3 shots · 19:43 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Nelson Emerson

1 G

2 shots · 16:34 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 A

2 shots · 15:28 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT CAR🌪️

28 Shots on goal 24

41 Hits 37

6 Blocked shots 11

0 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 11

21 Penalty minutes 21

OTT shooting 3.6% (1/28) CAR shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 17-15-1 (52% win rate, 33 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 13-14-6 (39% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 17-15-1 (52% win rate, 33 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 13-14-6 (39% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Dackell 21:41

L2 Bonk · Van Allen · Daigle 14:35

L3 Cunneyworth · Lambert · Zholtok 12:13

L4 Arvedson · Vial 4:21

D1 Laukkanen · Kravchuk 24:23

D2 York · Neckar 19:16

D3 Redden · Phillips 16:58

D4 Pitlick 16:03

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Primeau · Kapanen 22:40

L2 Ranheim · O'Neill · Emerson 15:28

L3 Sanderson · Kron · Dineen 13:45

L4 Grimson · Manderville 3:02

D1 Chiasson · Brown 21:38

D2 Wesley · Haller 19:03

D3 Burt · Ciccone 14:00

D4 Hill 8:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ OTT vs CAR, answered

Who won Senators vs Hurricanes on December 16, 1997?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Senators vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Senators 1, Hurricanes 2.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Senators vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 15

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 16, 1997

Senators season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule