At the Horn | Sabres 3 - Hurricanes 2 (SO)

Owen Power scored the game-tying goal in his first game back from injury before Casey Mittelstadt scored the game winner in the shootout as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 inside KeyBank Center on Sunday.

The Hurricanes led 2-1 with 5:18 remaining, but the Sabres kept their foot on the gas pedal with Power’s goal coming just over a minute later.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who stopped all four shooters in the shootout to secure Buffalo's third win in a row, finished with 30 saves on 32 shots.

Jeff Skinner also scored for Buffalo while Zach Benson, Peyton Krebs, Kyle Okposo, and Dylan Cozens each recorded an assist.

Tony DeAngelo and Martin Necas tallied for the Hurricanes. Goaltender Spencer Martin ended his night with 30 saves.

SCORING SUMMARY

Period 1, 2:40 – Tony DeAngelo from Michael Bunting and Martin Necas (1-0, CAR)

The Hurricanes got on the board first after Jack Drury entered the Sabres’ zone and dumped the puck in deep behind the net. Necas got to it first and sent a quick pass in front to Bunting, who fed DeAngelo on his right for a quick shot that beat Luukkonen.

Period 2, 6:27 (PP) – Jeff Skinner from Dylan Cozens and Kyle Okposo (1-1)

The Sabres held a 5-2 edge in shots to open the second before tying the game on their sixth shot of the period at the 6:27 mark.

After Skinner drew a hooking penalty on Jordan Staal, he capitalized on the Sabres’ power-play opportunity. Cozens ripped a shot on goal from the point and Skinner put the rebound into the open net as Martin was caught out of position.

Period 3, 14:42 (PP) – Martin Necas from Brady Skjei (2-1, CAR)

Carolina took advantage of a power play with 5:18 remaining after Rasmus Dahlin was called for goaltender interference. The Hurricanes maintained possession in the Buffalo zone before Skjei found Necas in the left circle for a one-timer to give his team a 2-1 lead.

Period 3, 15:55 – Owen Power from Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson (2-2)

Buffalo answered back just over a minute later when Krebs settled the puck behind the Carolina net and passed to Power in the slot. Power let a wrist shot go to beat Martin blocker side and tie the score.

SHOOTOUT

After neither team scored in the first three rounds of the shootout, Mittelstadt beat Martin blocker side and Luukkonen denied Necas to secure the victory.

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UP NEXT

The Sabres travel to Florida for a two-game road trip, beginning with a matchup with the Panthers on Tuesday. 

Faceoff from Amerant Bank Arena is slated for 7 p.m.

The game will be available exclusively on ESPN+/Hulu. Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray will have the call on WGR 550.