Hurricanes keep sizzling on house ice in win over Sabres

Seth Jarvis broke a third-period tie and Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.

Jarvis converted on a power play 2:10 into the final frame to give Carolina the lead for the first time. Sebastian Aho finished with two assists and rookie Brandon Bussi made 17 saves to improve to 18-3-1.

Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres, who had an unusually tough time converting on the offensive end. They had scored at least three goals in their prior seven outings.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves for Buffalo in the first matchup of its five-game road trip.

On a three-game winning streak, Carolina has won 13 consecutive home games against Buffalo — the longest active home win streak against one opponent in the NHL.

Bussi needed to make a final stop on a launch from Tage Thompson to preserve the victory. Thompson’s six shots on goal accounted for one-third of Buffalo’s total.

Jarvis’ team-leading 22nd goal came just seven seconds after Carolina began a power play.

Dahlin scored 1:33 into the game on a rush, converting one of three Buffalo shots in the opening period, to extend his point streak to five games.

Svechnikov got the Hurricanes even 7:04 into the first period with his 17th goal of the season. It was his fifth goal in a three-game stretch.

Aho has seven assists in a three-game span and nine assists in a five-game stretch.

The Hurricanes, who improved their home-ice winning streak to five games, held a 20-11 edge in shots through two periods. Bussi’s stellar work in net in the second period prevented the Sabres from regaining the lead.

Carolina winger Eric Robinson, who has 10 goals this season, left with an upper-body injury in the first period and didn’t return.

–Field Level Media