BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres face the Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference play. Buffalo has gone 8-11-3 in home games and 16-22-5 overall. The Sabres are third in league play with 181 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).

Well it looks like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is giving rookie Jackson Blake a shot to make his mark as he's seemingly been moved up to the team's top line before Carolina's Friday night match against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Buffalo Sabres (16-22-5) for the first time this season tonight at KeyBank Center. The Canes are coming off of a 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday,

Jordan Staal (4g, 2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 2a) have points in three straight games. Brent Burns passed Steve Larmer for the sixth longest iron man streak in NHL history (885 games) last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Andrei Svechnikov has a beauty of a goal and goalie Tokarski gets the work done in net as Canes win second in a row.

A 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres is the latest in a handful of unacceptable performances.

The Hurricanes are looking to finally get over the hump in the Eastern Conference, and could trade one of these players in a larger package.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Seth Jarvis tallied twice to bookend a run of three consecutive Carolina goals in under 15 minutes as the Hurricanes took a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.

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With a goal in the third period, Andrei Svechnikov extended his point streak to five consecutive games - the longest active stretch on the roster and three shy of his season high of eight. Svechnikov's 15 goals are tied with Martin Necas for second on the team, trailing only Jack Roslovic 's 17.

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Anaheim Ducks (17-20-5) tonight for the first time this season. Carolina is coming off back-to-back wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks and will look to win three games in a row for the first time since November.