Canes use special teams to beat Sabres

On Friday night, the Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in the home opener at First Niagara Center.  They were poorly disciplined, but the special teams stood tall.  They got shorthanded goals from alternate captain Brandon Sutter and newcomer Tim Brent.  Defenseman Jay Harrison also scored a goal that was technically even strength, but it happened just as a penalty to Tyler Myers was elapsing.  Initially it was declared a power play goal, but after a while, the ruling was changed and it was deemed even strength.  Jeff Skinner added a power play goal late in the third.  Carolina had several excellent short-handed scoring chances in the game.  In addition to the two shorthanded goals, Sutter hit a post, Eric Staal was stopped on a breakaway, and Ryan Miller made a couple of really good saves to keep his team in the game, even when they had a manpower advantage.  Continue reading "Canes use special teams to beat Sabres"