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11/08 20:56 CST Hurricanes extend winning streak to 3 games with a 6-3 victory
over the Sabres
Hurricanes extend winning streak to 3 games with a 6-3 victory over the Sabres
By BOB SUTTON
Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) --- Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Charles Alexis
Legault each had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes extended
their winning streak to three games with a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres
on Saturday night.
Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson, returning from a six-game absence, also scored
for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in five games despite using a
revolving roster because of injuries. Seth Jarvis and Legault, who didn't have
a career point until a third-period assist, added empty-net goals. Pyotr
Kochetkov made 19 saves.
Owen Power, Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who trailed 4-1
less than a minute into the third period. Alex Lyon stopped 29 shots. Buffalo
has lost two in a row in regulation following a seven-game points streak.
Svechnikov gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal in the second
period. It was Carolina's fifth conversion in 39 man-advantage opportunities
this season.
After Robinson scored 29 seconds into the third period, Tuch and Thompson
scored less than 3 minutes apart to cut Buffalo's deficit to 4-3.
Jarvis had the first empty-net tally for his team-leading ninth goal of the
season with 2:04 left. Kochetkov has won in both of his outings this season.
Joel Nystrom and Legault, both Hurricanes defensemen, recorded their first
career points with assists. They've been pressed into NHL duty because of
Carolina's list of injured blue liners. Hurricanes forward Nikolaj Ehlers
posted his 300th career assist.
The Sabres had defenseman Jacob Bryson in the lineup for the first time since
Oct. 18 with the absence of captain Rasmus Dahlin, who returned to Sweden to
tend to a personal matter.
Up next Sabres: At Utah on Wednesday. Hurricanes: At Toronto on Sunday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl |
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