Buffalo goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves to allow the visiting Sabres to secure a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
It is the second career shutout for Enroth and comes on the heels of his worst outing of the season on Wednesday where he was replaced against the New Jersey Devils after allowing five goals on 19 shots.
“It was good to come back after a game like that,” Enroth told reporters. “When you play like that, you just want to get out there again. I’m glad I got the start right after that game.”
Enroth was spectacular in the final two periods as the desperate Hurricanes outshot Buffalo 24-10.
Jason Pominville scored the only goal on a power play in the first period lifting a shot past Hurricanes goalie Brian Boucher, who made 19 saves.
The Hurricanes, who were shutout by the Montreal Canadiens in their last game, have lost seven of their past eight games and are last in the Southeast Division.
Carolina also missed the net on 21 other attempts on goal and the Sabres helped Enroth by blocking 21 shots.
In other action, it was:
‧ Flames 5, Blackhawks 2
‧ Avalanche 3, Stars 0
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