With the NHL’s Eastern Conference tightening up, the Hurricanes went into Sunday’s game just six points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings, who held the second wild-card playoff spot.
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) and Calgary Flames defenseman Joel Hanley (44) fight during the third period at Lenovo Center. (James Guillory-Imagn
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis all tallied goals for the Hurricanes while Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves in net. After the game, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind ...
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Yardbarker on MSNHurricanes maintain home mastery of SabresMikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C., winning for only the second time in the past seven games.
Aho, who led the Canes with 1:45 TOI during 3-on-3 action, teamed up with Jackson Blake and Jaccob Slavin for the winner. Maintaining possession in the Flames' zone, Aho dished to Slavin at the top of the zone as the two switched positions, allowing Slavin to tee up a perfect pass for Aho to hammer past Dustin Wolf from the right circle at 3:16.
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Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves.
Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored goals for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made five saves on seven shots in 7:57 before giving way to James Reimer, who stopped 27 of 29 shots in relief. Carolina - the NHL's best team in terms of shot-attempt percentage - led 36-16 in shots on goal.
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 Thursday night at Lenovo Center on Whalers Night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis all tallied goals for the Hurricanes while Pyotr Kochetkov made 13 saves in net.
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves.
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