BUFFALO – It can be argued no NHL player has performed more dynamically over the past week than Tage Thompson, who scored five goals and eight points and buoyed the Sabres’ three-game win streak.
Much of the talk of late for the Buffalo Sabres has centered around the Connor Hellebuyck saga, though now there are parties interested in Detroit’s beleaguered superstar Dylan Larkin.
Welcome to Week 6 of the Daily Faceoff Fantasy Strength of Schedule, your weekly guide to which teams’ schedules are worth streaming and which ones to avoid.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
Here are your Buffalo Sabres weekly news, rumors and storylines for the week of Nov. 2 – Nov. 9, 2026 The Sabres just finished up their California road trip, and they came out with wins in all three games.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Buffalo Sabres locked down their third straight road win on Saturday against the LA Kings but it wasn't easy down the stretch for them. With about three and a half minutes left in the third period, with the Sabres trying to protect a 3-2 lead, Tage Thompson would go off the ice for roughing.
Tage Thompson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
The Buffalo Sabres eye a third straight win when they wrap up a four-game road trip with a visit to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. The Sabres are coming off a 7-6 victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Fans inside the Honda Center got their money’s worth Thursday night as the Buffalo Sabres and Anaheim Ducks combined for 13 goals in a 7-6 Buffalo win.
Tage Thompson brings the offensive wizardry out of Peyton Krebs, a fact on full display during the Buffalo Sabres' wild 7-6 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
The Buffalo Sabres had another late-night start as they continued their West Coast trip with a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. It was a high-scoring game with both teams having plenty of chances but the Sabres in the end, were able to hold on to a 7-6 win.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Tage Thompson scored a natural hat trick and had two assists to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres rally for a wild 7-6 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Early in his tenure in Buffalo, the idea of Tage Thompson someday taking his place among some of the Sabres’ all-time greats seemed ludicrous. In 104 games over his first three years, he scored just 15 goals.
Tage Thompson will make a $7.1 million salary this year as part of a contract with the Buffalo Sabres that runs through the 2029-30 NHL season. He'd probably be making double that amount if he would have signed during the league's current player value explosion.
The Buffalo Sabres roster cornerstones have remained the same in recent years: forward Tage Thompson and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who also serves as the team's captain.
Sometimes, all you need is time. For Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson, he needed time to adjust to his large frame to become one of the NHL’s top offensive weapons.
There was only one game on the Stanley Cup Playoff schedule Saturday night, and it was a massive game as the Buffalo Sabres forced a Game 7 in their second-round series with an 8-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
How many of the active NHL players with at least two 40-goal seasons in their career can you name in five minutes?
Coming off back-to-back losses, each by four goals, the Buffalo Sabres knew their backs were against the proverbial wall on Tuesday night. Faced with
The second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Friday night with the Montreal Canadiens taking Game 2 against the Buffalo Sabres to even their series at one game apiece, and the Vegas Golden Knights taking a series lead against the Anaheim Ducks.
There are not many cities in North American sports that have been more tortured than Buffalo. Wide right. Four consecutive Super Bowl losses. Brett Hull's skate. The longest playoff drought in NHL history.
How many of the most recent players to score at least 40 goals in one season for each NHL franchise can you name in five minutes?
Buffalo Sabres fans waited 14 years to watch their team in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and for the first 52 minutes of their return game against the Boston Bruins on Sunday night, it was a frustrating experience.
How many of the players to lead the NHL in three-goal games since the 2000-01 season can you name in five minutes?
The Buffalo Sabres are officially back. In the playoffs, that is.
Team USA winger Tage Thompson was held out of the third period against Team Slovakia for precautionary reasons. He was seen removing his skate and walking up-and-down the tunnel between the second and third periods, though the nature of his injury wasn’t specified.
Tage Thompson didn’t mince his words about his team’s lack of effort.
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