Sabres 4, Hurricanes 6
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-4 on Dec 7, 1996 at PeoplesBank Arena.
Top performers
Matthew Barnaby had 2 goals for the Sabres.
Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 36 shots for the Sabres.
Geoff Sanderson had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Hurricanes.
Jason Muzzatti made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Hurricanes.
Before and after
- Sabres · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 6, 1996: ANA 1, BUF 1 · Next Dec 11, 1996: BUF 3, MTL 2
- Hurricanes · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 5, 1996: CAR 4, BOS 2 · Next Dec 11, 1996: FLA 2, CAR 5
Other Sabres vs Hurricanes games
| Apr 7, 1997 |  BUF at  CAR | 2-4 | Regular |
| Jan 25, 1997 | CAR at BUF | 5-1 | Regular |
| Dec 26, 1996 | CAR at BUF | 1-5 | Regular |
| Nov 9, 1996 | BUF at CAR | 3-4 | Regular |
| Oct 26, 1996 | CAR at BUF | 3-6 | Regular |
| Jan 19, 2026 | BUF at CAR | 1-2 | Regular |