[16] BUF Sabres 2-4 CAR Hurricanes [10] 2017-12-24 00:00
Stadium: Lenovo Center Round: 1
Home Manager: Bill Peters Away Manager: Phil Housley
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/12/16 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 5-4 |
| NHL | 2017/11/19 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 3-1 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/18 23:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/01/14 00:30 | BUF Sabres v CAR Hurricanes | L | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2016/12/23 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 3-1 |
| NHL | 2016/12/18 00:00 | BUF Sabres v CAR Hurricanes | L | 1-2 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2016/10/04 22:58 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | W | 0-2 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/23 00:00 | PHI Flyers v BUF Sabres | W | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 00:30 | BOS Bruins v BUF Sabres | L | 3-0 |
| NHL | 2017/12/16 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 5-4 |
| 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 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/22 01:00 | CAR Hurricanes v NAS Predators | W | 4-1 |
| NHL | 2017/12/19 19:00 | CAR Hurricanes v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 1-8 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v CAR Hurricanes | W | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/16 00:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | W | 5-4 |
| 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 |