Canes look to end losing streak tonight
The Carolina Hurricanes (46-26-4) visit Buffalo to take on the Sabres (34-36-6) tonight. Game time is 7 P.M. and it will be televised locally by the FanDuel Sports Network.
The Hurricanes are coming off two consecutive losses after defeating Washington last week and clinching a playoff spot.
The team is 6-4-0 in their last 10 games.
Pyotr Kochetkov will be back in net, if Coach Brind’Amour sticks with his rotation.
Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov, and William Carrier all skated in practice yesterday and might be ready to return to action. Jesperi Kotkaniemi did not participate.
Buffalo is red hot and they have won four games in a row. They are 7-3-0 in their last 10.
Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch are both playing well for the Sabres.
The team’s preview is here- https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/preview-april-8-at-buffalo
Our friend, Ryan Henkel, was able to get a good quote from Brind’Amour recently about Jalen Chatfield’s fight.
I asked Rod Brind’Amour if he felt there would be any carryover into Thursday’s rematch with Washington after all the drama around Jalen Chatfield: “The media was the one who made drama out of it and they’re morons, typically.”
“If you’re going to say what happened at the end…
— Ryan Henkel (@RyanHenkel_) April 7, 2025