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

Brandon Bussi makes an unbelievable glove save to take away a goal

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
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zach Benson, LW Injured Reserve Feb 27
Jordan Greenway, LW Injured Reserve Feb 25
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 15 80 4
Detroit 34 19 74 6
Montreal 32 17 73 9
Buffalo 33 19 72 6
Boston 33 20 71 5
Ottawa 28 22 64 8
Florida 30 25 63 3
Toronto 27 23 63 9

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 37 15 80 6
Pittsburgh 30 15 72 12
NY Islanders 33 21 71 5
Washington 30 23 67 7
Columbus 29 21 65 7
Philadelphia 26 21 63 11
New Jersey 28 29 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 51 7
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