Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen wasn't able to bail out the Sabres when they began to make mistakes in the second period. Their starting goalie was outplayed by Penguins backup Alex Nedeljkovic, as Pittsburgh scored four consecutive goals and held on for a 5-2 win in KeyBank Center.
The Seattle Kraken and the Buffalo Sabres faced off for their second match in ten days. It was the Kraken who were victorious with a 6-4 win.
On Tuesday, Thompson and Peterka became the first Sabres teammates with hat tricks in the same game since Derek Roy and Drew Stafford on Jan. 18, 2008. They finished the night with plus-six ratings, a feat no Sabres skater had accomplished since Richard Smehlik on Feb. 2, 1998.
The Winnipeg Jets lead the NHL power rankings for the first time since November, but it's tight at the top. Plus, the blockbuster Rantanen trade has another big winner.
Quinn notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Bruins.
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each recorded a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves as Buffalo rolled to a 7-2 win over Boston.
Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 15 assists in his last 15 games. Dahlin is two assists away from tying Mike Ramsey for the second-most assists (256) by a Sabres defenseman alltime. Dahlin is one goal away from tying Ramsey for the second-most goals by a defenseman in franchise history (73).
The Sabres have the assets to entice Vancouver into a trade. The bigger question is what, exactly, Buffalo might have to give up.
In the first round of the Ed Burns Coffee Cup Tournament, Hanson tallied the winner with 2:18 left in second overtime, ending a magnificent duel between Holland and Braintree's Amir Cullinane (33 saves).
While the Vancouver Canucks may have temporarily saved their season with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, the trade rumours and turmoil
The Badgers have won only two of the 11 times they've gone to overtime this season. Still, they're in a home-ice playoff position because of the results.