🐆 Away Panthers 14-18-5 before this game

5–2

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-17-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	0	0	0	5
CAR	0	0	0	2

Panthers at Hurricanes

Panthers beat Hurricanes 5–2 at PNC Arena on December 26, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Robert Svehla

3 A

20:32 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Ray Whitney

2 G

2 shots · 15:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Nelson Emerson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 28

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

6 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 16

21 Penalty minutes 19

FLA shooting 18.5% (5/27) CAR shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Pat Jablonski

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 39:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 14-18-5 (38% win rate, 37 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-17-6 (38% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 14-18-5 (38% win rate, 37 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-17-6 (38% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Niedermayer · Kozlov · Mellanby 19:36

L2 Whitney · Fitzgerald · Sheppard 14:55

L3 Lindsay · Gagner · Wells 14:09

L4 Washburn · Dvorak · Nemirovsky 10:43

D1 Carkner · Svehla 20:32

D2 Murphy · Jovanovski 18:42

D3 Laus · Warrener 16:54

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Emerson · Dineen 17:47

L2 Roberts · Sanderson · Kapanen 15:24

L3 Kron · O'Neill · Leach 13:11

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Manderville 10:19

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 25:14

D2 Leschyshyn · Burt 19:02

D3 Haller · Ciccone 11:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 10, 1997

🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR

5–2 · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs CAR, answered

Who won Panthers vs Hurricanes on December 26, 1997?

Panthers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Panthers 5, Hurricanes 2.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Hurricanes season series?

Panthers 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 23

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1997

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