Buffalo Sabres

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) blocks the shot of Buffalo Sabres' Cory Conacher (88) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Buffalo Sabres' Cory Conacher (88) is taken down by Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Buffalo Sabres' Tyler Ennis (63) shoots the puck past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) to score on a penalty shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) charges into Buffalo Sabres goalie Michal Neuvirth (34), of the Czech Republic, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Buffalo Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth, of Sweden, watches an incoming shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Buffalo Sabres right winger Drew Stafford (21) pushes the puck past Nashville Predators goaltender Carter Hutton (30) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Buffalo Sabres right winger Drew Stafford (21) pushes the puck past Nashville Predators goaltender Carter Hutton (30) for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Nashville Predators' Shea Weber (6), Colin Wilson (33), Craig Smith (15) and Eric Nystrom celebrate a goal by Weber during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)