Tage Thompson scores two goals and the Sabres beat the Red Wings 5-3

Tage Thompson scored 2 goals and added an assistance to thief lead nan Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 triumph against nan Detroit Red Wings astatine KeyBank Center

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tage Thompson scored 2 goals and added an assistance to thief lead nan Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 triumph against nan Detroit Red Wings astatine KeyBank Center connected Saturday.

Lucas Raymond had a short-handed goal, nan first of his career, and an assistance for nan Red Wings successful nan loss.

Rasmus Dahlin had 3 assists for nan Sabres, who person won 3 consecutive games for nan first clip this season. Buffalo didn’t triumph 3 games successful a statement past play for nan first clip until Feb. 21-25.

Dahlin recorded his 40th profession multi-point game, moving him to 2nd successful Sabres franchise history for defensemen and breaking a necktie pinch Doug Bodger. He trails only Phil Housley pinch 77.

Sabres: Thompson extended his constituent streak to six consecutive games, during which nan Sabres are 4-1-1.

Red Wings: Raymond’s 2 points gave him nan 45th multi-point crippled of his career, moving him past Gabriel Landeskog for 5th spot among Swedish-born players earlier nan property of 23.

Bowen Byram gave Buffalo a 4-3 lead pinch 4:06 near successful nan 2nd play pinch a changeable that went disconnected goalie Alex Lyon’s mitt and Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry’s backside and into nan net. Jack Quinn’s empty-net extremity pinch 48 seconds near was his first extremity of nan season.

Buffalo's powerfulness play was 0-for-22 going into nan game. The Sabres were nan NHL’s only squad without a power-play extremity until Jason Zucker scored 1 4:04 into nan first period.

The Sabres proceed a four-game homestand against nan Florida Panthers connected Monday night. The Red Wings unfastened a three-game homestand against nan Edmonton Oilers connected Sunday.

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