Ryan McLeod scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games.

Sabres Falling Further Behind In Playoff Pursuit The Buffalo Sabres entered last weekend with slightly more optimism even though they had not made up any appreciable ground in the

At the end of 40 minutes it was 3-0 and Buffalo got trapped in their end for most of the third. Buffalo got outshot 8-0 and I’d be surprised if they had 60 seconds inside the Carolina zone.

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The Buffalo Sabres continue a three-game homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. Coming off a 6-2 loss to Seattle on Saturday, the Sabres sit 10 points behind Columbus for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.