🌪️ Away Hurricanes 18-23-7 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Sabres beat Hurricanes 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 21, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Jan 21, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G

2 shots · 14:21 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

1 shots · 14:00 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

1 A

4 shots · 13:42 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 37

6 Hits 12

8 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 14

23 Giveaways 38

15 Penalty minutes 11

CAR shooting 3.0% (1/33) BUF shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:14 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 18-23-7 (38% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 22-21-3 (48% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 18-23-7 (38% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 22-21-3 (48% win rate, 46 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Kron · Kapanen 21:37

L2 Gelinas · O'Neill · Emerson 16:52

L3 Manderville · Dineen · Leach 14:42

L4 Ranheim · Battaglia · Grimson 5:22

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 19:56

D2 Hill · Haller 19:20

D3 Burt · Leschyshyn 18:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Audette 17:55

L2 Grosek · Brown · Dawe 15:52

L3 Ward · Holzinger · Barnaby 13:42

L4 Varada · Satan · Ray 11:36

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 24:10

D2 McKee · Smehlik 22:00

D3 Woolley · Boughner 13:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

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

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on January 21, 1998?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 1, Sabres 2.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 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 4–1 after 5 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 · Jan 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 20

Also on January 21, 1998

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