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Sabres far from fine in Carolina wipeout

‘”They get a goal and you just see us drop. We got affected by it,” said center Ryan O’Reilly. “They come right back down and they score again. From there it was trying to climb back. We couldn’t do it. We didn’t have the collective everyone-together kind of thing. When things aren’t going the right way, we tend to get a little selfish and you can see it breaks us down.”‘

Sabres Notebook: Numbers games from the first half

‘”We just need to learn to get consistency in our game, in how we play and our emotions,” Bylsma said. “We’ve ridden some highs of winning games and the lows of disappointment not winning key games. We feel that (potential for a second-half push). We feel that coming from the last 17 games or so. That’s what we have to keep focusing on: Getting consistency in our game. Keep driving. Keep racking up points, getting wins and doing it at a playoff-type pace.”‘

Quick Hits: Hurricanes 5, Sabres 2

‘The loss was the Sabres’ second in two nights on their brief road trip and left them 0-2-1 against the Hurricanes this season. Carolina improved to 13-1-1 in its last 15 home games and is 14-4-1 here for the season.’

Skinner keeps Canes rolling at home with win over Sabres

‘”We’re playing a quick team and a fast team,” Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. “Especially in the second period, playing with the puck and managing the puck is such a huge factor. They use it to their advantage and showed their speed, showed their puck movement.”‘

Skinner scores 2 as ‘Canes defeat Sabres

‘”Got taught a bit of a lesson in the second period with the long change and not being able to get off the ice,” Bylsma said. “In both cases, their best player ends up with the puck on his stick.”‘

5 Observations: Hurricanes blow by Sabres 5-2

‘Stretches like this cannot happen. In just five minutes the Hurricanes completely took over the game and just like that the Sabres were playing catch up. It’s amazing how a few bad minutes can cost you a game — and that’s what happened on Friday.’

Hurricanes sweep season series with Sabres

‘”I thought I saved it but it went off my glove and ended it up in the net,” Nilsson said. “After that, they came pretty hard and pretty fast, and they got some momentum from the first goal and scored a few more pretty fast after that. So that’s too bad. That kind of changed the game a little bit.”‘