Final Score
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Total | SOG | |
| Hurricanes (22-19-9) |
1 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 33 |
| Sabres (13-29-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 29 |
Top Notes
- Phil Varone made his NHL debut and picked up his first NHL point with an assist on the Sabres’ second goal.
- Tyler Ennis scored a goal, extending his point streak to a career-best six games (3+4).
- With his goal, Cody Hodgson has now tallied points (3+3) in five of six games since returning from an upper-body injury that sidelined him for eight games.
- With one assist tonight, Steve Ott has now recorded seven points (1+6) in his last eight games.
- Drew Stafford picked up an assist, increasing his total to five points (3+2) in the last three games.
Post-Game Audio
Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan
Sabres forward Phil Varone
Sabres forward Steve Ott
Sabres forward Tyler Ennis
Sabres forward Brian Flynn
Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller
Hurricanes forward Jeff Skinner
Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera
Hurricanes goaltender Anton Khudobin
