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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
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Mar 15
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Pearson, LW Day-To-Day Mar 15
Mattias Samuelsson, D Day-To-Day Mar 15
Colten Ellis, G Day-To-Day Mar 15
Tyson Kozak, C Day-To-Day Mar 15
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

Lenovo Center

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 41 20 88 6
Tampa Bay 40 21 84 4
Montreal 36 19 82 10
Boston 37 23 80 6
Detroit 36 23 80 8
Ottawa 33 23 75 9
Florida 33 29 69 3
Toronto 28 27 68 12

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 42 18 90 6
Pittsburgh 33 18 81 15
NY Islanders 38 24 81 5
Columbus 34 21 79 11
Philadelphia 31 23 74 12
Washington 33 27 74 8
New Jersey 33 31 68 2
NY Rangers 28 30 64 8
Full Standings