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Carolina Hurricanes @ Buffalo Sabres
Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes
CAR
17-24-2
, 4-14-1 Away
1
17-24-2
, 4-14-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Hurricanes
CAR
0
1
0
1
Sabres
BUF
1
1
0
2
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
18-21-0
, 11-8-0 Home
2
18-21-0
, 11-8-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
CAR
BUF
Shots
33
37
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
15
11
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
KeyBank Center
12:00 AM, 22 January 1998
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 12,627
Referees:
Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Mark Pare
Ray Scapinello
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
BUF leads 3-1-1
Sabres
3
Hurricanes
3
Game 1
16/10
Sabres
3
Hurricanes
2
Game 2
1/11
Hurricanes
2
Sabres
3
Game 3
13/12
Sabres
1
Hurricanes
4
Game 4
28/12
Hurricanes
1
Sabres
2
Game 5
22/1
Hurricanes
1
Sabres
3
Game 6
9/4
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