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.

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

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,

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C., winning for only the second time in the past seven games.

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.

The Sabres are 0-2-0 so far this season against the Canadiens, who opened the season series with a back-and-forth 7-5 win at KeyBank Center on Nov. 11. In the rematch at Bell Centre on Dec. 17, Patrik Laine’s three power-play goals helped fuel the Canadiens to a 6-1 victory.

According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, Sabres forward JJ Peterka is generating trade interest with the deadline being a week away. Seravalli also reported that teams who have expressed interest in Peterka have been "met with resistance" by the Sabres.

Henri Jokiharju scored 9:31 into the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks.

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

Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored goals for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made five saves on seven shots in 7:57 before giving way to James Reimer, who stopped 27 of 29 shots in relief. Carolina - the NHL's best team in terms of shot-attempt percentage - led 36-16 in shots on goal.

Most games in the 4 Nations Face-Off were played too late at night for JJ Peterka to watch from Germany during the Buffalo Sabres’ break. Peterka saw the highlights, though. He marveled over the ...