What – Game 50 (30-15-4)
When – 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19
Where – Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch – TNT, truTV, HBO MAX<\/p>\n
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to make it three straight wins as they host the red hot Buffalo Sabres in an afternoon matinee in Raleigh.<\/p>\n
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The Canes are coming off of big back-to-back wins over the weekend, beating the Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils by a combined score of 13-2.<\/p>\n
Buffalo is coming off of a 5-4 overtime loss to the Minnesota, but have points in three straight.<\/p>\n
After a tough start, the Sabres are starting to round a corner and are back in the playoff picture, with a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games.<\/p>\n
Streaks<\/p>\n
Nikolaj Ehlers (3g, 2a), Sebastian Aho (5a), Jackson Blake (1g, 2a) and Seth Jarvis (3a) have points in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
Milestone Watch<\/p>\n
Taylor Hall is five goals away from 300 career goals.<\/p>\n
Jordan Staal is five assists away from 300 assists as a Hurricane.<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
Carolina is 1-1-0 against Buffalo this season, but hold a 18-5-1 record over the two teams’ last 24 meetings.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes have beaten the Sabres in 12 straight games when they’ve played in Raleigh, a record dating all the way back to 2016. On the flipside, the Canes haven’t won in Buffalo since 2023, five straight losses.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Aho (17g, 31pts in 24gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 16pts in 16gp) are point-per-game players for their career against the Sabres.<\/p>\n
Projected Starting Goalies<\/p>\n
Brandon Bussi: 17-3-1; 0.905 Sv%; 2.25 GAA<\/p>\n
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: 10-6-2; 0.901 Sv%; 2.72 GAA<\/p>\n
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Leading Scorers<\/p>\n
Goals – Seth Jarvis (21) \/ Tage Thompson (25)<\/p>\n
Points – Sebastian Aho (50) \/ Tage Thompson (50)<\/p>\n
Power PlayPenalty Kill<\/p>\n
Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson – Mark Jankowski – Jesperi Kotkaniemi<\/p>\n
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Alexander Nikishin – Joel Nystrom<\/p>\n
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen<\/p>\n
Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Shayne Gostisbehere (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Noah Philp (concussion), Pyotr Kochetkov (hip), Charles Alexis Legault (hand)<\/p>\n
Zach Benson – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Jason Zucker – Ryan McLeod – Jack Quinn
Konsta Helenius – Noah Ostlund – Josh Doan
Peyton Krebs – Tyson Kozak – Beck Malenstyn<\/p>\n
Mattias Samuelsson – Rasmus Dahlin
Bowen Byram – Owen Power
Zach Metsa – Michael Kesselring<\/p>\n
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Colton Ellis<\/p>\n
Injuries and Scratches: Justin Danforth (LBI), Josh Dunne (MBI), Jiri Kulich (blood clot), Alex Lyon (LBI), Josh Norris (ribs), Conor Timmins (leg)<\/p>\n