🌪️ Away Hurricanes 38-34-5 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Hurricanes beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on March 31, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Mar 31, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Paul Coffey

1 G

4 shots · 24:27 TOI · -1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sean Hill

1 G

3 shots · 26:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Paul Ranheim

1 G

2 shots · 12:26 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 2nd · 00:32

Assists: Rhett Warrener, Vladimir Tsyplakov · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Paul Ranheim Tying 2nd · 11:41

Assists: Bates Battaglia, Robert Kron · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

3rd period

🌪️ Paul Coffey PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:26

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

🌪️ Sean Hill Empty net 3rd · 19:55

Unassisted

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 20

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

23 Hits 27

12 Blocked shots 8

1 Takeaways 4

17 Giveaways 20

20 Penalty minutes 18

CAR shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 38-34-5 (49% win rate, 77 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 37-31-8 (49% win rate, 76 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 38-34-5 (49% win rate, 77 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 37-31-8 (49% win rate, 76 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Francis · O'Neill 21:28

L2 Gelinas · Brind'Amour · Kovalenko 13:53

L3 Ranheim · Battaglia · Kron 11:37

L4 Vestlund · Daniels · McCarthy 7:14

D1 Hill · Coffey 25:41

D2 Halko · Wesley 21:20

D3 Malik · Pratt 13:15

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Brown · Satan 18:38

L2 Barnes · Gratton · Varada 15:24

L3 Sanderson · Tsyplakov · Afinogenov 12:29

L4 Ward · Rasmussen · Ray 8:17

D1 Warrener · McKee 21:36

D2 Zhitnik · Smehlik 19:40

D3 Patrick · Woolley 17:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on March 31, 2000?

Hurricanes won 3–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Paul Coffey, Paul Ranheim, Sean Hill.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vaclav Varada.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 29

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 27

Also on March 31, 2000

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