RALEIGH, N.C. -- Andrei Svechnikov and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 at Lenovo Center on Saturday.

Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves for the Hurricanes (10-4-0), who have won three straight.

Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (5-6-4), who are 1-2-4 in their past seven games. Alex Lyon made 29 saves.

The Hurricanes scored off the rush for a 1-0 lead at 5:00 of the first period. Svechnikov skated through the neutral zone and cut inside on Sabres forward Jack Quinn before passing to Aho for the one-timer.

After Carolina turned the puck over in the corner, Noah Ostlund passed to Owen Power for a snap shot from the left face-

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