Buffalo Sabres at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
Sabres hold off Jets 3-2 for 5th straight victory
Thompson scored his 34th goal of the season and stretched his points streak to six games. He has three goals and seven assists during the streak.
Owen Power and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Sabres, Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Dahlin each had a pair of assists, and Eric Comrie stopped 19 shots.
Nate Schmidt and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves.
“We didn’t really get out of our zone very well tonight,” Schmidt said. “I don’t think we had a lot of times where we had the puck on our stick and making the play to get out of the zone. Had a lot of times where we just weren’t confident with it.”
Thompson made it 2-0 in the second on a one-timer off Alex Tuch's pass. Tuch has a seven-game point streak, the second-longest point run in his career.
“He’s always ready for the puck, so when you can find him in an open area ... he’s going to bury it,” Tuch said.
Olafsson boosted the lead to 3-0 with a power-play goal midway through the third.
UP NEXT
Sabres: At Minnesota on Saturday night.
Jets: Host Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:32 | Goal scored by Owen Power assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:15 | Goal scored by Tage Thompson assisted by Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:30 | Goal scored by Victor Olofsson assisted by Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Dahlin (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:14 | Goal scored by Nate Schmidt assisted by Blake Wheeler and Adam Lowry (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:17 | Goal scored by Pierre-Luc Dubois assisted by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler |
Statistics
 BUF |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 10 | Hits | 19 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 36 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
| 55.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.2 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan DeMelo, D | Out | Nov 12 |
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 7 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Konsta Helenius, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 12 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Matt Grzelcyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg,
Attendance: 13,589 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg,
Attendance: 13,589 | Capacity:
