FINAL | Sabres 4 - Hurricanes 2 Lindy Ruff addresses the media Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen addresses the media Dylan Cozens addresses the media Ryan McLeod addresses the media The Sabres conclude their three-game homestand Friday versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tickets are available here.

Ryan McLeod scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2.

The Carolina Hurricanes will head north to Buffalo for a Wednesday night game against the Sabres. It’s scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET and you can watch it on TNT and live stream it on DirecTV Stream (FREE trial and discount) or Sling TV (discount). The matchup Wednesday is the season’s first meeting between the two teams.

Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres held on for 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

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The Hurricanes continue to dazzle from an analytical standpoint, even if the results haven't been there on the scoreboard lately. However, the Sabres will give Carolina a great chance to grab a W on Wednesday night.

The NHL slate on Wednesday features a showdown between the Carolina Hurricanes (26-15-3) and the Buffalo Sabres (16-22-5), starting at 6:00 PM ET at KeyBank Center and broadcast on TNT. The Hurricanes rank fourth in the Eastern Conference with 55 points and the Sabres are 16th in the Eastern Conference with 37 points.

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres face the Carolina Hurricanes in Eastern Conference play. Buffalo has gone 8-11-3 in home games and 16-22-5 overall. The Sabres are third in league play with 181 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan McLeod scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two ...

Back on Oct. 16 in Pittsburgh, the Buffalo Sabres started the habit of blowing leads. Buffalo had a 2-0 and 3-1 first period lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins, only to lose in overtime on a Sidney Crosby overtime goal,