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Sabres on Best 14-Game Run in Franchise History

Saturday, the Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 in Buffalo, N.Y., securing their 13th win in 14 games as Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson scored in the second period.
Jack Quinn opened the scoring two minutes in, giving Buffalo the lead with his second goal in 20 games as the Sabres climbed from last in the Eastern Conference into a playoff spot.
Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson each had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 31 saves, earning his fifth win in six starts.
Closing a four-game trip, Anaheim Ducks suffered its ninth straight loss and played without Troy Terry, their top-line forward, for a second consecutive game.
The Sabres host Florida on Monday night, while the Ducks return home to face Dallas on Tuesday, and Josh Norris sealed the 5-3 result with an empty-net goal with 11 seconds remaining.

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Ducks lose ninth straight, fall to streaking Sabres

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Quinn scored twice, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Ducks 5-3 on Saturday night for their 13th win in 14 games. Buffalo’s 14-game run is the best in franchise history. The stretch has elevated the Sabres from last place in the Eastern Conference into a playoff position as the team tries to end the longest postseason drought in NHL history at 14 seasons. Bowen Byram and Josh Norris also…

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