(AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) Buffalo Sabres center Ryan McLeod, center, celebrates after scoring as Carolina Hurricanes goalie ...

Buffalo is tied for 12th offensively with 3.02 goals per game, but the Sabres have a woeful 16-22-5 record, which puts them in the Eastern Conference basement.

Ryan McLeod scored his first career hat trick as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina ... Necas scored Carolina’s goals, while goalie Dustin Tokarski stopped 21 of 24 shots.

Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres held on for 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina ...

Ryan McLeod registered a hat trick, one on the game's first shot, as the Buffalo Sabres held off the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2, Wednesday night in a nationally televised game in KeyBank Center.

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in ...

Buffalo Sabres center Ryan McLeod, center, celebrates after scoring as Carolina Hurricanes goalie Dustin Tokarski (34) and center Sebastian Aho (20) look on during the second period of an NHL ...

Buffalo Sabres center Ryan McLeod, center, celebrates after scoring as Carolina Hurricanes goalie Dustin Tokarski (34) and center Sebastian Aho (20) look on during the second period of an NHL ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP ... and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes' second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 21 saves. McLeod opened the scoring 43 seconds into the game when he ...