🌪️ Away Hurricanes 15-10-6 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Hurricanes beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 19, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 19, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Glen Wesley

2 A

3 shots · 29:42 TOI · -1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:44 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Keith Primeau

1 G

3 shots · 26:17 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Trevor Kidd

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Ron Francis PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:06

Assists: Glen Wesley, Gary Roberts

1–0

🌪️ Keith Primeau 2nd · 17:39

Assists: Ray Sheppard, Glen Wesley

2–0

3rd period

🌪️ Kevin Dineen 3rd · 06:35

Assists: Robert Kron, Nolan Pratt

3–0

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 07:05

Assists: Michal Grosek, Darryl Shannon

3–1

⚔️ Curtis Brown 3rd · 18:22

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Miroslav Satan

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 40

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

24 Hits 33

19 Blocked shots 10

7 Takeaways 5

23 Giveaways 28

22 Penalty minutes 34

CAR shooting 15.0% (3/20) BUF shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 15-10-6 (48% win rate, 31 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-5-2 (73% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Francis · Sheppard 23:10

L2 Roberts · O'Neill · Kapanen 17:23

L3 Ranheim · Kron · Emerson 12:07

L4 Gelinas · Manderville · Dineen 8:58

D1 Wesley · Hill 26:56

D2 Pratt · Leschyshyn 19:54

D3 Burt · Chiasson 4:06

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Satan 20:44

L2 Ward · Holzinger · Brown 16:24

L3 Sanderson · Primeau · Varada 11:21

L4 Rasmussen · Plante · Ray 8:28

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:34

D2 Woolley · Shannon 19:19

D3 McKee · Patrick 12:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Oct 31, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on December 19, 1998?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Keith Primeau, Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Dec 18

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 19, 1998

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