Overview
- Tage Thompson, who starred on Thursday, Oct. 29, had three goals and two assists as Buffalo erased a 3-1 deficit with a six-goal streak to beat Anaheim 7-6.
- The win pushed Buffalo’s momentum on the road trip while Colten Ellis made 28 saves to hold off a late Ducks rally.
- Anaheim has lost seven of eight games and has allowed unusually high goal totals recently, with coverage pointing to missed outlet passes, slow transition play, and injuries to defensemen that have thinned the blue line.
- Cutter Gauthier scored twice on the power play and rookie Roger McQueen recorded his first NHL goal, but the Ducks’ special teams and late breakdowns could not offset their defensive lapses.
- Thompson’s hat trick was his 10th career hat trick, tying him with Alexander Mogilny and Danny Gare in Sabres history, and the result leaves Anaheim’s coaching staff calling for more accountability while Buffalo rides an offensive surge.