Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C., winning for only the second time in the past seven games.

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Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov missed a game for the first time this season with an unexpected pregame injury. Orlov was a late scratch from the lineup before the Hurricanes’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes,

Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, took a a swipe at former Carolina Hurricanes star Mikko Rantanen after the winger was traded to the Dallas Stars.

Calvin Pickard helped Edmonton end its five-game losing streak Saturday by making a season-high 35 saves for a 2-1 Oilers victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C.

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The players walked in with fake beards to go along with their dapper suits as the Hurricanes made their way into PNC Arena ahead of their game against the Winnipeg Jets. Known as

Immediately after the opening puck drop in the first period, Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped their gloves and began exchanging some big punches.