Preview: Hurricanes at Sabres

BUFFALO - A three-game road trip begins for the Carolina Hurricanes in Buffalo with a Thursday night match-up against the Sabres.
The Hurricanes are looking to carry forward the momentum of an 8-2 drumming of the Ottawa Senators at home on Monday, which snapped a four-game losing skid.
"We finally got some pucks to go our way. We haven't really had much of that lately," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was definitely a good effort."

A New Streak
After halting a four-game slide, the Hurricanes are hoping to begin a streak anew, this time in the opposite direction.
Coming off an 8-2 win over Ottawa, in which 14 different skaters recorded at least a point, the Canes now hit the road for three straight games, a trip that will take them through Buffalo, Minnesota and Chicago.
Thursday's tilt in Buffalo marks the first of three meetings between the Canes and Sabres this season. The Canes have won nine straight games against the Sabres, which marks the team's longest winning streak against any NHL opponent in franchise history.
Haula Back?
Erik Haula, who has missed the last four games with a knee injury, practiced with the Canes on Wednesday and is traveling with the team. With Eetu Luostarinen reassigned to Charlotte, could Haula be set to return?
PROJECTED LINEUP
"Haula is iffy right now," Brind'Amour said after practice. "I haven't been in the room
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