Cam Ward made 39 saves, Brandon Sutter and Tim Brent each scored short-handed goals, while Jay Harrison also scored for the Hurricanes.

Skinner’s goal came 57 seconds after Buffalo’s Drew Stafford tied the game 3-3. Jussi Jokinen set up the goal by feeding a pass through the middle and into the right circle, where Skinner one-timed it. Goalie Ryan Miller got his left pad to it, but the puck had enough momentum to trickle in the net.

Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek also scored for the Sabres, who were playing their first game at Buffalo since opening the season with two wins in Europe last weekend.

In Anaheim, Jonas Hiller made 31 saves in his 12th career shutout to steer Anaheim past San Jose.

Hiller is finally healthy after an apparent case of vertigo ruined last season. He was back in All-Star form in his first home start in nearly nine months, stopping 11 shots in the final period against the Ducks’ Pacific Division rivals.

Maxime Macenauer scored the sole goal; his first in the NHL.