A bad bounce in the defensive zone leads to the game-winning goal by the Hurricanes.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sebastian Aho scored at 15:15 of the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Saturday.
Aho, playing his 100th NHL game, gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead. He picked up a loose puck after a pass from Teuvo Teravainen skipped over the stick of Sabres defenseman Justin Falk, skated in against Chad Johnson and beat him with a wrist shot for his third goal of the season.
Joakim Nordstrom scored an empty-net goal at 19:19 of the third that made it 3-1.
Scott Darling made 24 saves for the Hurricanes (8-6-4) who have won four of their past six games. The Sabres (5-11-4) have lost five straight.
Justin Williams gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 14:46 of the second period. He exited the penalty box and received a pass from Marcus Kruger, then skated deep into the Sabres zone before pulling up and taking a wrist shot from the left face-off circle that beat Johnson for his third goal.
Evander Kane made it 1-1 at 12:27 of the third period when he skated in against Darling and took a wrist shot that beat him through the five-hole for his 11th goal.
Kane nearly put Buffalo ahead 10 seconds later, but his goal was overturned on video review after it was determined he put the puck past Darling with his skate.
Johnson made 30 saves.