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Thompson Swats Two Goals in a Blink to Flip Anaheim Tilt
Back-to-back twine finders turn a tie into a Buffalo lead, and the Sabres keep the Ducks at arm's length late.
Written during the game · 12:31 AM ET. Final was BUF 7, ANA 6.
By MA Insights
Tage Thompson has scored three goals and added two assists for Buffalo in Anaheim, and the swing came in a blink. He scored at 18:36 and again at 18:51 of the 2nd period, turning a 3-3 game into a 5-3 Sabres lead.
He has four shots on goal. His chances were worth 0.68 expected goals (how many goals they should have produced), and he beat that by a wide margin.
The Sabres lead 7-4 with 5:42 left in the 3rd.
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