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Kicking off a seven-game stay at the Lenovo Center, the Canes shoot to regain their confidence against a bitter division foe before the holiday.

With 22 games gone this season, the Canes are in a good spot, and these are the players who've helped to lead the charge for the division-leading group.

With one of the worst units in the league, the Canes seem to be doing the same things over and over again, yet are expecting to see a different result.

The Sabres turned the game in the second period, and the Canes never recovered, dropping the final game of their road trip and snapping their point streak.

With five of six points through three stops, the Canes seek an exceptional end to the trip against a Sabres' offense slowly finding its way back to normal.

Staal pots two, the group scores on the power play and short-handed, and Bussi stands on his head in the third to get the group over the finish line on Friday.

Returning to the Great White North for the first time after a decade with the Jets, he'll hope to lead the Hurricanes to victory on the third leg of their trip.

After another subpar effort in Minnesota on Wednesday, the veteran netminder has dropped five of his last six starts, leading to concerns and calls for a move.

Overcoming another two-goal deficit, Blake's second of the night helped force overtime, but they couldn't get the job done in extra time, falling in a shootout.

While the Hurricanes have hit the ground running, despite several injuries, other teams haven't been so lucky and could look to sell early in the campaign.