Svechnikov took a pass from K'Andre Miller and scored with a one-timer under the crossbar on the power play to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead at 4:34 of the second. Svechnikov has six points (four goals, two assists) in the past six games after being held without a point in his first eight games.

Joel Hofer made 27 saves in his third NHL shutout and the St. Louis Blues got a short-handed goal and two assists from Mathieu Joseph to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0.

The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night as they looked to close out their two-game homestand. The Sabres had won just one game in their previous six and were on a two-game losing streak.

BUFFALO -- Clayton Keller scored 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Utah Mammoth to a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Tuesday. The Utah captain carried the puck to the front of the net and slid a shot five-hole on Alex Lyon.

Marat Khusnutdinov scored 2:07 into overtime and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3. Alex Tuch’s goal with 5:35 left in regulation tied it, wiping out Buffalo’s two-goal deficit in the third period.

The Canes are back at Lenovo Center tonight for the second of a two-game homestand with tonight’s matchup against Buffalo. On Thursday, Carolina was able to notch their second straight win, coming against the Wild courtesy of three first period goals.

The NHL announced a scoring correction following the Buffalo Sabres ’ 4–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center. The update was posted by the NHL’s Public Relations account on X.

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a five-game skid against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs with a 5-3 victory Friday night

The Blue Jackets have killed off all 9 Sabre power plays in the last 8 games. Columbus went 2-1 against Buffalo last season. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 4 goals and 8 points. He also has 17 points in 13 games against the CBJ.

The Sabres’ point streak ended in a scoreless effort against an opponent that had been giving up goals by the handful. St. Louis’ struggling backup goaltender Joel Hofer looked more like an HOF’er making 28 saves on Wednesday night at KeyBank Center as the Sabres got shut out 3-0 by a