Buffalo Sabres players celebrate their win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Sabres beat Blackhawks with wacky broken stick goal in final seconds

By Adam Stites | Last updated 3/28/22

The Buffalo Sabres trailed the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Monday before rallying to win 6-5. The wacky game-winning goal for the Sabres came with just over 10 seconds left in the third period.

Buffalo's Tage Thompson got the winner when his stick broke on a shot that sent the puck off the boards and then off the skate of Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen before finding the back of the net.

Sabres win 6-5 over Blackhawks after this wild goal with 10.6 seconds left pic.twitter.com/tbn1JYZMeB
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) March 29, 2022

Thompson, 24, has now scored 28 goals this season after scoring 18 in his first four NHL seasons combined. The Sabres' first two goals of the night both came from Victor Olofsson, and Buffalo's Alex Tuch scored the goal that tied the game, 5-5, with just over two minutes left.

The Sabres are now 24-33-10 and have 58 points, which is good enough for sixth place in the Atlantic Division. The Blackhawks are seventh in the Central Division with a matching 24-33-10 record.

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