Buffalo got two hat tricks for the first time since 2008 as Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka both had three goals and four points ...
Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 for their first four-game winning streak in more than two years.
Third Period_5, Buffalo, Thompson 25 (Dahlin, Byram), 3:13. 6, Boston, Marchand 18 (Pastrnak, Lindholm), 10:13 (pp). 7, Buffalo, Peterka 13 (Kulich), 10:43. 8, Buffalo, Peterka 14, 14:26 (en). 9, ...
Kent Johnson, Ivan Provorov score goals for short-staffed Blue Jackets, who didn't have top three scorers in loss to Sabres.