The Sabres have been getting trade calls on a lot of players lately. Add JJ Peterka to the list. Should the Sabres play ball?

Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored for Buffalo but it was a quick night for goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who gave up two goals in the first eight minutes and was replaced by backup James Reimer, who finished with 26 saves.

Peterka scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes. Peterka has scored in back-to-back games and has six tallies and three assists over his last eight contests. In that span,

Peterka scored a goal on three shots, added two hits and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Ducks. Peterka's goal sparked the Sabres' third-period comeback -- he got them on the board at 1:56 of the final frame.

Peterka is determined to help the Sabres rally from their 22-27-5 record and last-place spot in the Eastern Conference.

Buffalo Sabres right wing JJ Peterka (77) and Anaheim Ducks right wing Troy Terry (19) battle for position during a faceoff at the first period of an NHL hockey game

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.

Tick. Tock. We’re just one week out from Friday’s March 7 NHL Trade Deadline at 3 o’clock ET and we haven’t had a single trade of significance since Feb.

In today’s NHL rumours rundown, the Montreal Canadiens announced that Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the season after a lower-body surgery. Elsewhere, the Vancouver Canucks have reportedly made an offer to Brock Boeser that was turned down,

While underscoring how disappointing the season has been, the Sabres spinned the positives and pitched the long view.

The Buffalo Sabres put up a dud on Thursday night. It was a “natural disaster” inside Lenovo Center, as the Carolina Hurricanes suffocated the blue and gold from start-to-finish in a 5-2 final.