Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes), center, watches the puck as Sabres center Adam Mair(notes), right, and Sabres left winger Matt Ellis(notes) assist on the play during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Michael Leighton(notes), left, rests during an intermission after letting in the fifth of the Buffalo Sabres goals during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

Buffalo Sabres left winger Clarke MacArthur(notes), center, is congratulated on his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes by Sabres center Derek Roy(notes), right, and Sabres defenseman Andrej Sekera(notes), of Slovakia, during the third period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Michael Leighton(notes), right, gets up slowly as the Buffalo Sabres celebrate Derek Roy's(notes) goal during the third period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes) makes a save against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Ryan Miller(notes) #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a glove save on a shot by Sergei Samsonov(notes) #14 of the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won 5-1. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Buffalo Sabres left winger Thomas Vanek(notes), of Austria, celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Buffalo scored five goals in the third period to defeat Carolina 5-1.

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Derek Roy(notes), Clarke MacArthur(notes) #41 and Andrej Sekera(notes) #44 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrate MacArthur's goal in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Toni Lydman(notes) #5 and Steve Montador(notes) #4 of the Buffalo Sabres defend against Ray Whitney(notes) #13 the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Adam Mair(notes) #22 of the Buffalo Sabres tries to get puck control from Brian Rodney #33 the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Derek Roy(notes) #9 of the Buffalo Sabres falls on Brandon Sutter(notes) #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Tom Kostopoulos(notes) #29 of the Carolina Hurricanes tries to stop Chris Butler(notes) #34 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Michael Leighton(notes) #49 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a pad save on a shot by Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Andrej Sekera(notes) #44, Mike Grier(notes) #25, and Chris Butler(notes) #34 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrate Grier's goal in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Derek Roy(notes) #9 of the Buffalo Sabres knocks Matt Cullen(notes) #8 of the Carolina Hurricanes off his feet at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Tim Connolly(notes) #19 of the Buffalo Sabres tries to stuff the puck past Michael Leighton(notes) #49 of the Carolina Hurricanes as Joe Corvo(notes) #77 of the Hurricanes defends as well at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won 5-1. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Matt Cullen(notes) #8 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores Carolina's first goal on Ryan Miller(notes) #30 of the Buffalo Sabres in the first period at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Ryan Miller(notes) #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save as Stephane Yelle(notes) #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes screens Miller at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes center Stephane Yelle(notes) falls to the ice in avoiding a collision with Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes), right, during the first period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

Carolina Hurricanes center Matt Cullen(notes) backhands the puck past Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller(notes), left, during the first period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Stephane Yelle(notes) #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes loses an edge as he tries to stop next to Ryan Miller(notes) #30 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

BUFFALO, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Thomas Vanek(notes) #26 of the Buffalo Sabres tries to get his stick on the puck as Michael Leighton(notes) #49 of the Carolina Hurricanes makes a save at HSBC Arena on November 28, 2009 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Michael Leighton(notes), right, makes a save on a redirected shot by Buffalo Sabres left winger Thomas Vanek(notes), of Austria, during the first period of the NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009.

Atlanta Thrashers' Rich Peverley(notes) (47), Bryan Little(notes) (10) and Evander Kane(notes), rear, celebrate Peverly's go-ahead goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Atlanta won 6-4.

Atlanta Thrashers' Tobias Enstrom(notes), left, from Sweden, Maxim Afinogenov(notes), center, Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) (17), from Russia, and Pavel Kubina(notes) (77), from the Czech Republic, celebrate Afinogenov's goal to tie the game against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Atlanta won 6-4.

Carolina Hurricanes' Erik Cole(notes) (26) tries to score as Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec(notes), from the Czech Republic, blocks the shot during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Atlanta won 6-4.

Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) (17), from Russia, shoots past Carolina Hurricanes' Joe Corvo(notes) and goalie Manny Legace(notes) to score during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Atlanta won 6-4.

Atlanta Thrashers' Rich Peverley(notes) (47) shoots the go-ahead goal against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Manny Legace(notes) as Tim Gleason(notes) (6) looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Atlanta won 6-4.

Carolina Hurricanes' Erik Cole(notes) (26) and Sergei Samsonov(notes) (14), from Russia, push the puck up the ice as Atlanta Thrashers' Colby Armstrong(notes) (20) gives chase during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.

Carolina Hurricanes' Erik Cole(notes) (26) shoots as Atlanta Thrashers' Pavel Kubina(notes), from the Czech Republic, dives and Nik Antropov(notes) (80), from Kazakhstan, looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.