Canes cut down by Sabres in Buffalo

For the first time since March of 2016, the Carolina Hurricanes have lost a game to the Buffalo Sabres.

The Canes put together an entirely lackluster performance Tuesday night in Buffalo, falling 4-2 to a Sabres team that has been playing good hockey as of late but still shouldn’t be taking it to the Hurricanes.

Carolina came out of the gate strong and played a good first period, taking a 1-0 lead to the first intermission thanks to a drought-busting tally from Jesper Fast. But the second was bad, as Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt gave Buffalo the lead.

Nino Niederreiter tied it up early in the third for the Hurricanes, but a defensive lapse for the Canes led to a Victor Olofsson…