The Sabres power play ranks sixth in the NHL since Dec. 21 with a 32.1-percent conversion rate (9-for-28). The unit will be tested against a Hurricanes penalty kill that ranks second in the league at 85.0 percent and first since the beginning of December.

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.

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The Hurricanes are coming off a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 10. Tonight, they will honor former captain Eric Staal with a jersey retirement ceremony. His brother and current Hurricanes captain, Jordan, is two points away from 700 career points.

Amazingly, leading into Sunday the Canes had played eight games in the span of thirteen days, and the wear was clearly beginning to show by the end. They started late against Toro