Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C., winning for only the second time in the past seven games.

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in an Eastern Conference matchup at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh.

Immediately after the opening puck drop in the first period, Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped their gloves and began exchanging some big punches.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis

Mikko Rantanen and Tage Thompson are two of the best players to watch when the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

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Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. Pontus Holmberg had two goals and

The Los Angeles Kings are willing to trade their first-round pick. The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings have over $4 million in projected salary cap space at the deadline and

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins in Eastern Conference play. Carolina has gone 23-7-1 at home and 36-22-4 overall. The Hurricanes have a +28 scoring differential, with 197 total goals scored and 169 given up.

Where do the Buffalo Sabres go from here? Heading into a Thursday night game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Sabres have won six of their last seven games and seven of their last 10. But their playoff chances are still hovering around 2 percent,

The Hurricanes scored three first-period goals in a span of 3:32, and though the Sabres had opportunities to rally, their power play failed them in a 5-2 loss at Lenovo Center.