[12] CAR Hurricanes 5-4 BUF Sabres [16] 2017-12-16 00:00
Stadium: KeyBank Center Round: 1
Home Manager: Phil Housley Away Manager: Bill Peters
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/11/19 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | W | 3-1 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/18 23:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/01/14 00:30 | BUF Sabres v CAR Hurricanes | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2016/12/23 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | W | 3-1 |
| NHL | 2016/12/18 00:00 | BUF Sabres v CAR Hurricanes | W | 1-2 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2016/10/04 22:58 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 0-2 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/13 03:00 | CAR Hurricanes v VGS Golden Knights | W | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/12 03:00 | CAR Hurricanes v ANA Ducks | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/10 03:30 | CAR Hurricanes v LA Kings | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/08 03:30 | CAR Hurricanes v SJ Sharks | L | 4-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/06 03:00 | CAR Hurricanes v VAN Canucks | L | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/03 00:00 | FLA Panthers v CAR Hurricanes | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/02 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v NY Rangers | L | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2017/11/29 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v CLB Blue Jackets | L | 2-3 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | BUF Sabres v PHI Flyers | L | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 00:00 | OTT Senators v BUF Sabres | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/11 00:00 | BUF Sabres v STL Blues | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/09 01:30 | BUF Sabres v CHI Blackhawks | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/06 02:00 | BUF Sabres v COL Avalanche | W | 4-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/03 00:00 | BUF Sabres v PIT Penguins | L | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/02 00:00 | PIT Penguins v BUF Sabres | L | 4-0 |
| NHL | 2017/11/29 00:00 | TB Lightning v BUF Sabres | L | 2-0 |