The Carolina Hurricanes were defeated by the Florida Panthers, 5 to 2, on December 26, 1997.

Final

Panthers

13-20-5

5

Hurricanes

13-20-5

2

Team

FLA

CAR

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

FLA

CAR

Steve Chiasson (PP) assisted by Sami Kapanen and Nelson Emerson

Ray Whitney (PP) assisted by Scott Mellanby and Robert Svehla

Nelson Emerson (EV) assisted by Glen Wesley and Robert Kron

Gord Murphy (EV) assisted by Ray Sheppard

2nd period

FLA

CAR

Ray Whitney (EV) assisted by Robert Svehla

Rob Niedermayer (PP) assisted by Robert Svehla and David Nemirovsky

3rd period

FLA

CAR

Dave Gagner (EV-EN) unassisted

Panthers

Hurricanes

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Panthers

Hurricanes

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Vanbiesbrouck (W) J. Vanbiesbrouck	1	0	0	28	26	.929	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Radek Dvorak R. Dvorak	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Fitzgerald T. Fitzgerald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Gagner D. Gagner	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Ed Jovanovski E. Jovanovski	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0.0
Paul Laus P. Laus	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Lindsay B. Lindsay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Mellanby S. Mellanby	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Gord Murphy G. Murphy	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
David Nemirovsky D. Nemirovsky	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Rob Niedermayer R. Niedermayer	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
Ray Sheppard R. Sheppard	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Robert Svehla R. Svehla	0	3	3	0	12	0	2	0	0
Rhett Warrener R. Warrener	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Chris Wells C. Wells	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ray Whitney R. Whitney	2	0	2	+2	0	1	0	1	2	100.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Sean Burke S. Burke				10	8	.800	2	6.00	0	20
Pat Jablonski (L) P. Jablonski	0	1	0	16	14	.875	2	3.03	0	40

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Adam Burt A. Burt	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0
Steve Chiasson S. Chiasson	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	6	16.7
Enrico Ciccone E. Ciccone	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	0.0
Kevin Dineen K. Dineen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Nelson Emerson N. Emerson	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4	25.0
Sami Kapanen S. Kapanen	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Robert Kron R. Kron	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Stephen Leach S. Leach	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Curtis Leschyshyn C. Leschyshyn	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kent Manderville K. Manderville	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jeff O'Neill J. O'Neill	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Keith Primeau K. Primeau	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Ranheim P. Ranheim	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Gary Roberts G. Roberts	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Geoff Sanderson G. Sanderson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Glen Wesley G. Wesley	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0.0