Tage Thompson Fires Natural Hat Trick and Five Points to Lead Sabres Past Ducks

Tage Thompson registered his 10th career hat trick, scoring a natural hat trick with three goals on four shots, and added two power-play assists to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-6 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Scoring twice in a 15-second span during the second period, Thompson tied Alexander Mogilny and Danny Gare for the third-most hat tricks in franchise history, bringing his season totals to eight tallies and seven helpers through 13 outings.