1–2

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-14-7 before this game

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

Sabres at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Sabres 2–1 at PNC Arena on December 29, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Dec 29, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Bret Hedican

1 G

1 shots · 19:08 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

1 G

1 shots · 14:27 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 A

3 shots · 13:53 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

22 Shots on goal 31

4 Hits 11

16 Blocked shots 16

6 Takeaways 11

5 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 4.5% (1/22) CAR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 15-18-3 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-14-7 (40% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 15-18-3 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-14-7 (40% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Pyatt · Brière · Satan 20:47

L2 Drury · Hecht · Kotalik 17:05

L3 Brown · Roy · Afinogenov 16:18

L4 Boulton · Mair 6:16

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 25:48

D2 McKee · Tallinder 18:01

D3 Fitzpatrick · Campbell 12:56

D4 Patrick 6:14

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Staal · Adams 17:40

L2 Murray · Francis · Vrbata 14:42

L3 Cole · O'Neill · Vasicek 13:53

L4 Bayda · Svoboda · Adams 12:06

D1 Hill · Markov 22:20

D2 Boughner · Wesley 20:00

D3 Hedican · Ward 17:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Jan 3, 2003

🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF

3–6 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on December 29, 2003?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 1, Hurricanes 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 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 2–1 after 3 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 27

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 2003

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