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Jamie McBain scores in overtime, Hurricanes beat Sabres 3-2

Jamie McBain scored 26 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen rushed the puck over the Sabres' blue line and waited for the trailing McBain. McBain's slap shot made it through traffic before sneaking through goalie Ryan Miller's legs.Chad LaRose and Jiri Tlusty also scored for Carolina, 11-3-2 in its last 16 home games. The Hurricanes won consecutive games for the first time since the end of January.Cam Ward made 27 saves.Newly acquired Brad Boyes scored his second goal in two games for the Sabres, Steve Montador also had a goal and Miller made 21 saves.Buffalo, which had won four in a row on the road, is in the midst of a seven-game trip.The two teams are battling each other for playoff positioning, which led Carolina captain Eric Staal to call it a "huge" game. With the victory Carolina moved to seventh in the Eastern Conference, a point ahead of the New York Rangers and three ahe...

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