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Jan 15, 2026; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period against the Montr\u00e9al Canadiens at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nTage Thompson had a hand in all five goals, scoring three times and adding two assists for the Buffalo Sabres in a 5-3 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Josh Doan had a goal and an assist, Alex Tuch also scored and Noah Ostlund had two assists for the Sabres, who have won 15 of their past 17 games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Colten Ellis made 20 saves in his 11th NHL start for Buffalo.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist, Ivan Demidov also scored, Lane Hutson contributed two assists, and Jacob Fowler made 22 saves for Montreal, which has dropped three of four (1-2-1).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Sabres tied it 3-3 at 8:55 of the second on a one-timer from the left circle by Tuch off a feed from Thompson.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thompson scored with a one-timer from the right hash marks off a feed from Doan to move Buffalo ahead 4-3 at 5:12 of the third period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thompson then completed his ninth NHL hat trick by scoring into an empty net with 1:40 remaining.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Canadiens took a 1-0 lead just 3:11 into the first period when Caufield followed up his rebound and lifted the puck into the net from in close.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Sabres tied it 1-1 with a power-play goal just 54 seconds later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Thompson received a pass above the left circle, worked his way closer to the net and then let go a wrist shot that beat Fowler on the short-side.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Sabres moved ahead with another power-play goal at 10:30.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Doan received a pass to the right of Fowler and had room to skate in close before flipping the puck high in the net on the short-side for a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Buffalo has tallied four power-play goals in the past two games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Canadiens were on a 5-on-3 power play when Demidov scored with a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle to tie it 2-2 at 14:20 of the first period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Suzuki scored the second power-play goal of the game for the Canadiens when he chipped in a rebound that came out sideways, giving Montreal a 3-2 lead at 3:05 of the second.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n