Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, December 27, 1997 · Greensboro Coliseum
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Saturday, December 27, 1997 at Greensboro Coliseum. The Sabres outshot the Hurricanes 27-24.
Goals came from Steve Chiasson, Nelson Emerson, Curtis Leschyshyn, Kent Manderville and Jason Dawe.
Pat Jablonski made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Steve Shields stopped 20 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Chiasson (6)Gary Roberts (19), Nelson Emerson (12)0–104:23 CAR · PPG
2nd period
Nelson Emerson (13)Sami Kapanen (14), Keith Primeau (17)0–204:37 CAR · PPG
Curtis Leschyshyn (2)Unassisted0–313:43 CAR
Kent Manderville (3)Adam Burt (5), Kevin Haller (4)0–416:39 CAR
3rd period
Jason Dawe (14)Richard Smehlik (8), Matthew Barnaby (6)1–408:56 BUF
Team stats
BUFCAR
27Shots on goal24
51%Faceoff %49%
0/4Power play2/6
34Penalty minutes10
15Hits22
11Blocked shots8
3Giveaways4
0Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 03:40
Miroslav Satan · high sticking2 min - 1st 09:15
Gary Roberts · cross checking2 min - 1st 09:15Gary Roberts · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 1st 11:15Adam Burt · high sticking2 min
- 1st 15:08Richard Smehlik · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 00:00Brad May · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 00:07Kevin Haller · elbowing2 min
- 2nd 03:17Darryl Shannon · interference obstruction2 min
- 2nd 03:45Michael Peca · kneeing2 min
- 2nd 12:43Brad May · charging2 min
- 2nd 12:43Brad May · game misconduct10 min
- 2nd 12:43Adam Burt · roughing2 min
- 3rd 10:16Jason Woolley · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 10:16Jason Woolley · high sticking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 17Jason DaweR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:52 |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:11 |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:40 |
| 10Brad MayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:33 |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:16 |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:10 |
| 22Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:17 |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:13 |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:03 |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:58 |
| 37Curtis BrownC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:18 |
| 81Miroslav SatanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 |
| 5Jason WoolleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 19:02 |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:23 |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | L | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 60:00 |
| 39Dominik HasekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 19Nelson EmersonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 |
| 10Gary RobertsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:16 |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:38 |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:08 |
| 3Steve ChiassonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:49 |
| 5Kevin HallerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:01 |
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 13:27 |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:05 |
| 18Robert KronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:01 |
| 27Stephen LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 06:58 |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:48 |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 04:50 |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 |
| 2Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:06 |
| 22Sean HillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:43 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 35Pat JablonskiG | W | 27 | 26 | 1 | .963 | 60:00 |