3-2 overtime loss at Washington<\/a> on Tuesday, and had gone 8-2-4 since last dropping consecutive outings.<\/p>\nAfter trading leads through two periods, Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 5:12 into the third. Peyton Krebs kept the puck inside the Montreal zone, with Doan tracking it down in the right circle. He fed a pass to Thompson who snapped a shot inside the left post. <\/p>\n
Thompson capped his ninth career hat trick with an empty-net goal.<\/p>\n
The Sabres have won 10 of 12 home games. And they snapped an 0-4-2 home skid against Montreal dating to Buffalo\u2019s 4-1 win on Nov. 26, 2022.<\/p>\n
The Sabres celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 2005-06 team that reached the Eastern Conference finals, before losing Game 7 to eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina. Among the alumni on hand were goalie Ryan Miller, forwards Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville and defenseman Jay McKee.<\/p>\n
Miller surprised Vanek and Pominville by announcing they were to be inducted in the Sabres Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
Flyers general manager Danny Briere, who co-captained that group, addressed fans in a taped message played over the video scoreboard.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Canadiens: Close three-game road swing at Ottawa on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Sabres: Close five-game homestand hosting Minnesota on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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