Topical Sabres notebook: Tage Thompson named NHL's second star of the week By Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter Dec 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Buffalo Sabres right wing Tage Thompson (72) warms up before the game against the St. Louis Blues at KeyBank Center on Nov. 23, 2022. Derek Gee/Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Lance Lysowski News Sports Reporter Tage Thompson's remarkable five-goal, six-point game in Columbus earned the Buffalo Sabres center another accolade Monday.kAm%9@>AD@? H2D ?2>65 E96 }w{VD D64@?5 DE2C @7 E96 H66< 7@C 9:D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^DA@CED^D23C6D^@3D6CG2E:@?D\E286\E9@>AD@?\E:6D\D23C6D\C64@C5\H:E9\d\8@2=D\@?\G6CJ\DA64:2=\?:89E^2CE:4=6023dd`aga\fd2e\``65\22aa\hfce54b_`6hb]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm9:DE@C:4 A6C7@C>2?46 :? 2 h\c H:? @G6C E96 q=F6 y24<6EDk^2m @? (65?6D52J] w6 H@F=5 92G6 E2<6? 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