It took nine games, but Taylor Hall has finally notched his first goal as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Mikko 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.

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.

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 ... in the first eight minutes and was replaced by backup James Reimer, who finished with 26 saves. Rantanen set up Aho at ...

It took nine games, but Taylor Hall has finally notched his first ... Roslovic picked up the loose puck off of Sabres goaltender James Reimer's pads and no-look passed it behind him to the ...