Buffalo Sabres win 3 straight games with shootout victory over Hurricanes

Dahlin drove to the net with the puck and made contact with Martin but was pushed from behind by Hurricanes forward Michael Bunting. Granato said, “What I thought is we responded very well when we gave up the penalty-kill goal against.” He added, “I think we were frustrated at the call initially, and then frustrated even more that it went in the net. And we funneled it the right way.

We elevated our compete instantly.” Krebs emerged from behind the net and sent a tape-to-tape pass to Power, who beat Martin to the far side. Power said, “[Krebs] is going to see you when you’re open,” to which Granato responded, “Incredible.” Granato praised Krebs, saying, “I thought he was great.

He played 20-plus minutes, scored a goal, but he was really good all the way through. “Sometimes when a guy’s out, you don’t see him, and you miss him.” He mentioned that Krebs has exceeded 29 minutes of ice time in six consecutive games, the longest such streak in the NHL since Erik Karlsson did so in seven straight games in February 2016. Granato added that “[Krebs is] amazing.

He’s never not giving you everything he has. He’s emptying the tank every shift, and that’s impressive and that’s what the rest of our crew and guys need to see. I think he’s a great role model for the entire group of how to play and give everything you have at a very highly competitive level.” The goaltender improved his save percentage to .936, the best mark in the NHL among goaltenders with at least five games played.

He made a series of saves on Brett Pesce from in tight to prevent the Hurricanes from scoring the go-ahead goal in the second period. He did not allow a goal in the shootout – his first this season – which opened with a pad save on Sebastian Aho.