Hurricanes 1, Sabres 5
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Dec 26, 1996 at KeyBank Center.
Top performers
Paul Ranheim had 1 goal for the Hurricanes.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 14 saves on 16 shots for the Hurricanes.
Donald Audette had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Sabres.
Dominik Hasek made 26 saves on 27 shots for the Sabres.
Before and after
- Hurricanes · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 21, 1996: TB 5, CAR 6 · Next Dec 28, 1996: OTT 2, CAR 3
- Sabres · 1996-97 season · Previous Dec 23, 1996: BUF 0, NJ 0 · Next Dec 28, 1996: BUF 0, PIT 2
Other Hurricanes vs Sabres games
| Apr 7, 1997 |  BUF at  CAR | 2-4 | Regular |
| Jan 25, 1997 | CAR at BUF | 5-1 | Regular |
| Dec 7, 1996 | BUF at CAR | 4-6 | 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 |