🌪️ Away Hurricanes 33-33-9 before this game

1–3

Final

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Sabres beat Hurricanes 3–1 at KeyBank Center on April 8, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 8, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 G

4 shots · 16:09 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

2 shots · 13:53 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Geoff Sanderson

1 G

2 shots · 17:22 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

16 Shots on goal 27

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

6 Hits 26

8 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 23

19 Giveaways 25

10 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 6.2% (1/16) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

15/16

.938 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 33-33-9 (44% win rate, 75 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 40-27-8 (53% win rate, 75 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 33-33-9 (44% win rate, 75 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 40-27-8 (53% win rate, 75 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Gelinas · Primeau · Kapanen 19:50

L2 Roberts · Kron · Emerson 18:21

L3 O'Neill · Sheppard · Dineen 14:48

L4 Ranheim · Grimson · Manderville 8:49

D1 Leschyshyn · Burt 22:13

D2 Wesley · Pratt 18:47

D3 Halko · Rucinski 14:00

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Holzinger · Brown 18:46

L2 Sanderson · Primeau · Satan 17:22

L3 Audette · Barnaby · Varada 14:58

L4 Kruse · Peca · Ray 5:44

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:40

D2 Shannon · Wilson 19:54

D3 Woolley · Boughner 13:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 5–1 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 April 8, 1998?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 1, Sabres 3.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 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 5–1 after 6 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 · Apr 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 8, 1998

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