Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) gets the shot away against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14) during the third period at Lenovo Center. (James G
Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) and Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) battles for the puck during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome. (
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 Hurricanes jumped out an early lead on Thursday and never looked back. Before the halfway point of the first period Carolina had a 3-0 lead.