Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

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Carolina Hurricanes

14-6-2

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Buffalo Sabres

9-9-4

Beck Malenstyn's spectacular goal helps Sabres beat East-leading Hurricanes 4-1

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

Malenstyn took a touch pass from Tyson Kozak, made a sweet move to his right to slip past Sebastian Aho and easily beat Frederik Andersen to make it 3-1 with 1:24 left in the second period.

Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres, who have won four of five. Ryan McLeod had two assists, and Luukkonen got his second straight victory.

Shayne Gostisbehere scored and Andersen made 17 saves for the Hurricanes, who lost in regulation for the first time since Nov. 11.

Tuch opened the scoring on the power play in the first period. Gostisbehere made it 1-1 later in the first, also on the power play.

Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead early in the second. Thompson's empty-netter extended his goal streak to six games.

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal missed the game because of illness.

Up next Hurricanes: Begin a seven-game homestand on Wednesday, when they host the New York Rangers.

Sabres: At Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 5:51	Alex Tuch Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (7), Josh Doan (8)
Goal	1st Period 14:36	Shayne Gostisbehere Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	2nd Period 3:55	Jack Quinn Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McLeod (8), Jason Zucker (6)
Goal	2nd Period 18:36	Beck Malenstyn Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyson Kozak (2), Peyton Krebs (6)
Goal	3rd Period 19:38	Tage Thompson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (9)

Statistics

CAR		BUF
9	Blocked Shots	21
18	Hits	27
6	Takeaways	4
30	Shots	21
1	Power Play Goals	1
4	Power Play Opportunities	4
25.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
30	Faceoffs Won	23
56.6	Faceoff Win Percent	43.4
18	Giveaways	17
4	Total Penalties	4
8	Penalty Minutes	8