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Eight more than enough

‘“I think we deserved to win, and I think we deserved to win like that with a big score,” said Sabres right wing Maxim Afinogenov, who scored for the first time in 13 games.’

Hard work pays as Campbell wears eC&#8217

‘“Brian’s play warrants it,” Ruff said before the 8-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in HSBC Arena. “Game in and game out, whether we’ve asked him for 30 minutes or 20 minutes or any situation, he’s been there. He’s been in the system and with the team for a long team and his play warrants it.”’

Buffalo 8, Carolina 1

‘”You don’t expect games like that to happen,” said Buffalo defenseman Brian Campbell, who had two assists after being named captain for the month of December prior to the game. “It was a bonus, obviously, and guys deserved it. It’s something we can build off of.”‘

Buffalo 8, Carolina 1

‘”Tonight all the rebounds went on our stick, every shot went in,” said Spacek. “Sometimes you have to lose the game to win another five or six in a row. I think we learned from the mistakes we had against St. Louis (on Wednesday). I think we played a great game today.”‘

10 things you should know about the Sabres-Hurricanes game

‘The Hurricanes, playing for the third time in four nights, opted to start John Grahame, and seeing the backup in goal for the second time in a little over a week just might have angered the Sabres enough to trigger an avalanche.’

Offensive explosion helps Sabres storm past Hurricanes

‘The Buffalo Sabres score two goals in the first period and two goals in the second period before exploding for four more tallies in the third period en route to an 8-1 thrashing of the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night in front of a jubilant HSBC Arena crowd.’