Two teams, both currently riding a three-game winning streak, will meet up against each other tonight in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes (2nd in Metropolitan Division) will play host to the Buffalo Sabres (2nd in Atlantic).
The Buffalo Sabres (7-3-0) are heading to North Carolina on the back of three consecutive victories after stunning the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 6-3 win at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. The Sabres were trailing 2-0 in the second period and 3-1 in the third before banking five unanswered snipes in the last 16-and-a-half minutes of the contest, with Victor Olofsson (8 goals, 9 points this year) ending the game on a double. Tage Thompson (7 goals, 14 points) notched a strike and an assist for Buffalo, which has tallied 18 times in its past three outings alone.
Goalie Eric Comrie stopped 18 shots on Wednesday and has now taken his current performance total to 4-3-0 for the season with a 3.29 GAA and a .898 save percentage. He has recorded a 0-1-0 past tally versus Carolina with a 3.08 GAA and a .933 save percentage, while Craig Anderso n (3-0-0 on the year with a 1.66 GAA and a .946 save percentage) is 10-7-4 against the Hurricanes historically with a 2.48 GAA and a .928 save percentage. The Sabres are 2nd in most goals scored per game this season (4.30), tied-8th with the ‘Canes in least goals conceded on average (2.80), 11th in power play (23.7%; 9-for-38) and 18th in penalty kill (78.1%; 25-for-32).