1–4

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-18-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	1
CAR	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Sabres 4–1 at PNC Arena on December 27, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 27, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Nelson Emerson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:04 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Steve Chiasson

1 G

3 shots · 24:49 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Kent Manderville

1 G

2 shots · 16:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 24

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

15 Hits 22

11 Blocked shots 8

0 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 4

34 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27) CAR shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Pat Jablonski

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 17-17-2 (47% win rate, 36 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-18-6 (37% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 17-17-2 (47% win rate, 36 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-18-6 (37% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Plante · Audette 18:58

L2 Holzinger · Peca · Dawe 17:03

L3 Brown · Satan · Barnaby 14:18

L4 Ward · May · Primeau 6:17

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:14

D2 Shannon · Woolley 19:42

D3 Wilson · Boughner 17:28

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Kron · O'Neill 20:01

L2 Manderville · Emerson · Kapanen 17:30

L3 Sanderson · Roberts · Rice 13:27

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Leach 6:58

D1 Chiasson · Leschyshyn 23:25

D2 Hill · Wesley 19:24

D3 Burt · Haller 15:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 12, 1997

🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Oct 31, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Oct 15, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on December 27, 1997?

Hurricanes won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 1, Hurricanes 4.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 1 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Dec 26

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 1997

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