Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

On Whalers night at Lenovo Center, Mikko Rantanen slipped into a different sweater and turned in his first multi-point game with the Canes.

The Carolina Hurricanes, or should I say Hartford Whalers, will be taking on the Buffalo Sabres tonight in the first game back in Raleigh since the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The Canes have struggled out of the break, losing 6-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and then 4-0 to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

For their last game of February, the Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Buffalo Sabres in their sixth installment of “Whalers Night” on Thursday, Feb. 27. The Hurricanes were 4-0-1 in their first five editions of the night that honors the team that they were back in Hartford before moving to Raleigh,