With Shayne Gostisbehere — the team's usual PP1 quarterback and top scoring defenseman — sidelined due to injury, Brent Burns was once again back up running the top unit. Ty Smith had been ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the road to play the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. EST. Carolina (26-15-3) is coming off a 3-2 OT loss to Anaheim. Buffalo (16-22-5) is coming off a 6-2 loss to Seattle in a game they led 2-0.

Burns is no stranger to the power play and in fact, 44 of his 118 points with Carolina have come on the man advantage. The veteran blueliner had been the team's PP1 quarterback since he arrived in 2022 before losing the gig this year after a tough postseason.