Carolina Hurricanes (33-9-8, No. 1 in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Buffalo Sabers (26-19-4, No. 4 in the Atlantic Division)
Buffalo, New York; Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. ET
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -158, Sabers +136; over/under 6.5
Bottom line: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Buffalo Sabers in an attempt to extend their six-game winning streak.
Buffalo is 11-12-2 at home and 26-19-4 overall. The Sabers rank third in the league with 184 total goals (3.8 per game).
Carolina is 16-4-6 on the road and 33-9-8 overall. The Hurricanes are 11-2-0 in games where they have scored one or more power goals.
The two teams meet on Wednesday for the second time this season. The Hurricanes won their previous game 5-3.
Top performer: Rasmus Dahlin scored 14 goals and provided 40 assists for the Sabers. Viktor Olofsson has scored 8 goals and provided 1 assist in his last 10 games.
Sebastian Aho has 22 goals and 24 assists for the Hurricanes. Martinekas has 4 goals and 4 assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Sabers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.6 free throws and 6.3 free throw minutes per game while conceding 2.7 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 8-1-1, 4.1 goals per game, 5.9 assists, 3.8 free throws and 9 free throw minutes per game, 2.4 goals conceded per game.
Injuries: Sabres: Dylan Cozens: day to day (undisclosed), Tage Thompson: day to day (upper body), Mattias Samuelsson: day to day (lower body).
Hurricanes: Jaccob Slavin: Daily (lower body), Ondrej Kase: Out (concussion), Jake Gardiner: Out (hip/back), Max Pacioretty: Out (Achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data provided by Sportradar.
