Sharpen Up: April 6, 2022 | Sabres prep for 4-game road trip

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes for the first time since 2016 last night. The two clubs will go at it again tomorrow night at PNC Arena.
To watch the game, you'll need a subscription to ESPN+ or Hulu. Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray will have the call at 7:30 p.m. on WGR 550.
The match kicks off a road trip featuring four games in six days that will pit the Sabres up against some of the league's best teams. After Carolina, they'll face Florida, Tampa Bay and Toronto before heading back home to play St. Louis on April 14. Tickets for all remaining home games are on sale now.
Here's what you need to know.

Last night's recap

From the Postgame Report:
Don Granato summed the up the current stretch of the Sabres' schedule, with games against the Eastern Conference's top teams on an every-other-night basis, in one short sentence.
"You know it's a daunting task ahead each and every night," he said.
The challenge became even more intimidating on Tuesday when Jesper Fast scored to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 1-0 lead late in the first period at KeyBank Center. The Hurricanes - the NHL's best team at preventing goals - were 34-3-6 when scoring first.
Intimidating, but not insurmountable - not for a group that has consistently gone toe to toe with the NHL's top teams for over a month. The Sabres pulled ahead during a dominant second period, then broke a third-period tie to earn a 4-2 victory.
"We had to adjust a little bit," Rasmus Dahlin said. "We're a good team, so we know how to do it."

The Sab'res are now 10-4-3 since the beginning of March. That run includes wins over Minnesota, Vegas, Toronto (twice), Pittsburgh, and Nashville - all of which occupied playoff spots as of Tuesday.
The Hurricanes led the Metropolitan Division with 98 points, a testament to their lockdown game. Granato admitted it took time for the Sabres to adjust to the Hurricanes' willingness to consistently play north, with defensemen lofting pucks out of their own zone for forwards to skate into.
The Sabres were held without a shot until 9:09 into the contest, by which time the Hurricanes had 10. Craig Anderson made difficult saves to keep the game scoreless - including an early breakaway stop on Tony DeAngelo - until Fast got in alone and scored with 5:02 left in the period.
"We were real sloppy in the first," Granato said. "I thought we got to our game in the second period, got our legs going a little bit and actually established the pace in the second period which was great."

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Bald For Bucks raises over $105,000

Thanks to your contributions, Bald For Bucks raised $105,694 for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center this year.

In addition to Martin Biron and Dan Dunleavy participating once again, Jeff Skinner joined in on the action and donated $53 for every $50 donation, up to $53,000.
He also had his head shaved by members of the Courage of Carly Fund earlier this month:

Dan and Marty had their heads shaved during game on March 30 against Winnipeg: