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Brandon Bussi makes 17 saves for his 18th win as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 2-1

Brandon Bussi secures Carolina's win with a great save

Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and secured at least one point for the eighth time in their past nine games. Sebastian Aho assisted on both of Carolina's goals, giving him nine in five games.

Bussi improved to 18-3-1 and now has the most victories for a goaltender in his first 22 NHL starts. Six of his saves came on U.S. Olympian Tage Thompson, including a highlight-reel glove stop and another with two seconds remaining.

Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres, who have lost back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 5 and 8. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 of 28 shots as Buffalo began a five-game road trip.

The Hurricanes have a 13-game home winning streak against the Sabres, the league's longest active streak of its kind.

Dahlin scored 1:33 in, pushing his points streak to five games. Svechnikov’s fifth goal in three games tied the score later in the first period.

Jarvis’ team-leading 22nd goal came seven seconds into a power play and 2:10 into the third.

The Hurricanes played the final two periods without winger Eric Robinson, who left with an upper-body injury in the first.

Up next Sabres: Visit Nashville on Tuesday night.

Hurricanes: Host Chicago on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:33 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (17), Jason Zucker (14)
Goal 1st Period 7:04 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Sebastian Aho (34), Sean Walker (10)
Goal 3rd Period 2:10 Seth Jarvis Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (25), Sebastian Aho (35)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 6
25 Hits 23
6 Takeaways 7
18 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 26
45.8 Faceoff Win Percent 54.2
20 Giveaways 17
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Taylor Hall, LW Out Nov 3
Alexander Nikishin, D Out Oct 26
Jordan Staal, C Injured Reserve Oct 15
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jiri Kulich, C Day-To-Day Nov 3
Konsta Helenius, C Out Nov 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,321 | Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 23 11
Montreal 3 3 21 9
Tampa Bay 2 3 20 9
Ottawa 1 6 19 9
Florida 2 5 18 8
Toronto 2 7 18 8
Buffalo 3 4 17 7
Detroit 3 6 17 7

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 3 26 12
New Jersey 0 5 20 10
NY Rangers 1 7 17 8
Washington 0 6 16 8
NY Islanders 2 5 16 7
Columbus 0 7 12 6
Pittsburgh 2 8 12 5
Philadelphia 4 9 12 4
Full Standings