Carolina at Buffalo

Carolina spent the off-season bolstering an offense that was holding this team back. Through two games it did not manifest any results. But, now with a few games under their belts, they exploded for 6 goals against this same Buffalo team. Buffalo had limited their first two opponents to a combined 3 goals, so this sets the stage for the rematch, with Carolina feeling pretty good right now. Carolina also was spearheaded by the defense as they successfully killed all six Sabres' power-play tries. The win extends the Hurricanes' domination over the Northeast where they are 10-1 in their last 11 games. The Sabres have shown the inability to bounce back after a huge loss by 3 goals or more, where they have followed at 0-8 in their last 8. Take Carolina.