Overview
- Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Charles Alexis Legault each posted a goal and an assist, with Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also finding the net.
- Legault scored his first NHL goal after a third-period assist, and fellow rookie Nystrom logged his first point on Kotkaniemi’s tally.
- Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves and improved to 2-0 in his starts this season.
- Carolina moved to 10-4 and visits Toronto on Sunday, while Buffalo dropped to 5-6-4 with a trip to Utah next.
- Buffalo was without captain Rasmus Dahlin due to a personal leave in Sweden, and defenseman Jacob Bryson returned for his first game since Oct. 18.