The Hurricanes scored three first-period goals in a span of 3:32, and though the Sabres had opportunities to rally, their power play failed them in a 5-2 loss at Lenovo Center.

Immediately after the opening puck drop in the first period, Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped their gloves and began exchanging some big punches.

Cozens notched three assists in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Ducks. All three helpers came in the third period as the Sabres erased a 2-0 deficit. Cozens hasn't been able to make a consistent contribution to the offense this season -- his longest point streak is just two games -- but he's been reasonably productive over the last month,

Dylan Cozens' three assists powered Buffalo's third-period rally.

The past two years in Buffalo have tested Dylan Cozens’ resolve and challenged him to find the scoring touch that he has shown everywhere he's been.

Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens (24) is stopped by Anaheim Ducks center Isac Lundestrom (21) and goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday,

Dylan Cozens has followed a strangely similar career path to former Sabre Drew Stafford, but is he doomed to suffer the same fate?

Henri Jokiharju scored 9:31 into the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win against the Ducks on Tuesday night. JJ Peterka and Alex Tuch also scored and Dylan Cozens had three assists for Buffalo.

Denver, Colorado, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) celebrates his goal with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) and center Dylan Cozens (24) and center Tage Thompson (72) in the first period against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.

Very suddenly, it seems like the Minnesota Wild could have a little bit of wiggle room at the trade deadline. If Joel Eriksson Ek's injury keeps him out until the end of the regular season, the Wild could take advantage of LTIR and free up $5.

With the trade deadline just eight days away, GM Kevyn Adams has said he is not looking to be a seller and wants to make hockey deals that would bring back players currently in or ready to play in the NHL if he trades players currently on his roster with term remaining on his deal,