Carolina – Buffalo 2:1 (2:0 after SO)
after shootout (2:0)
Carolina Hurricanes
2:1 (1:0, 0:0, 0:1 - 0:0)
Buffalo Sabres
Sunday 18.12.2016, 01:00 • PNC Arena, Raleigh • NHL
     
    14:33
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Johan Larsson – 2 min., hooking).
    Goals and assists: 15. Nordstrom (McClement, Pesce), dec. goal Stempniak – 58. E. Kane (McCabe, M. Foligno)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Lee Stempniak (CAR)
    1:0   Sam Reinhart (BUF)
    2. series:
    2:0   Sebastian Aho (CAR)
    2:0   Jack Eichel (BUF)


    Carolina Hurricanes: C. Ward (Leighton) – Hainsey, Faulk (A), Slavin, Pesce, Hanifin, Tennyson – Nordstrom, J. Staal (A), E. Lindholm – Skinner (A), V. Rask, D. Ryan – Aho, Teravainen, Stempniak – B. McGinn, McClement, Stalberg.
    Buffalo Sabres: A. Nilsson (Lehner) – Ristolainen, McCabe, Gorges (A), , Franson, Bogosian – Okposo, Eichel, Moulson – Reinhart, R. O'Reilly (A), Carrier – B. Gionta (C), Jo. Larsson, M. Foligno – Deslauriers, Girgensons, E. Kane.

    Referees: Mike Leggo, Kyle Rehman – Derek Amell, Shane Heyer

    Attendance: 11 682