nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Down Buffalo 5-3 - Match Report
Jordan Staal was the difference, potting a pair for Carolina on Thursday as the Hurricanes skated off with a 5-3 victory over the Sabres at PNC Arena.
The Hurricanes were a -357 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Carolina got goals from Jordan Staal(2), Sebastian Aho(2), and Teuvo Teravainen in the victory. Aho opened the scoring at 4:59 of the second period.
Antti Raanta turned in a 18-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Antti Raanta.
Craig Anderson stopped 27 of 31 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 32-21.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Islanders. Buffalo, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.