US EditionStreaking Sabres Evoke Olympic Spirit in Buffalo, Win 4th in a Row After Break
- On Tuesday night at KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2, with Tage Thompson's second-period goal at 5:44 giving Buffalo a 3-0 lead.
- During a pregame ceremony, Tage Thompson took a ceremonial faceoff with Jack Eichel, who drew applause facing his former team in Buffalo's first home game since last week.
- Jason Zucker struck first after a fortunate bounce off Jack Eichel’s leg, Owen Power scored his fifth goal, and Vegas responded with Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Dorofeyev scoring 1:37 apart.
- The Golden Knights' slump deepened with a third straight loss in regulation, and they played without captain Mark Stone, listed day to day, while Lyon's 27 saves helped the Sabres secure a win.
- Buffalo Sabres travel to Pittsburgh on Thursday; they had no power-play chance in the opening 20 minutes and missed their lone third-period opportunity.
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Idaho State Journal
Thompson honored for Olympic gold-medal win, then scores in Sabres' 3-2 victory over Golden Knights
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored after being honored for helping the U.S. win an Olympic gold medal in hockey, and the Buffalo Sabres won their fourth straight game by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Fans honor Tage Thompson ahead of big Sabres win
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- KeyBank Center was rocking on Tuesday night, with fans packing the arena to cheer on the Buffalo Sabres in their first game at home after the Olympic break. Ahead of the game, the team honored gold medalist Tage Thompson with a homecoming celebration -- and fans made sure to give him [...]
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Thompson honored for Olympic gold-medal win, then scores in Sabres' 3-2 victory over Golden Knights.
Tage Thompson scored after being honored for helping the U.S. win an Olympic gold medal in hockey, and the Buffalo Sabres won their fourth straight by beating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2.
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