Sabres' Tage Thompson: Suffered hip pointer injury
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Thompson suffered a hip pointer March 24 versus New Jersey, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Thompson missed four of the Sabres' last 10 games but managed three goals and two assists while playing through the injury in the other six. The talented forward ended the season with a career-high 47 goals and 47 assists, including 20 tallies with the man advantage. Considering Thompson managed to play through the injury down the stretch, he should be fully healthy for the start of training camp in September.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Won't play Friday
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Thompson (upper body) won't play Friday versus the Blue Jackets, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson will close out his 2022-23 campaign with 47 goals, 94 points (34 on the power play) and 295 shots on net in a fantastic season. While he's banged up to close out this season, it seems safe to assume he'll have plenty of time to heal up for 2023-24.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Two-point effort Thursday
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Thompson picked up a goal and an assist in Thursday's 7-6 shootout win over the Red Wings.
In his second game back from a nagging upper-body injury, Thompson opened the scoring early in the first period with his 45th goal of the season, tying him for sixth in the league with Jason Robertson. The 25-year-old is up to 92 points in 74 games, and with five games remaining on Buffalo's schedule he's got a shot at a 100-point campaign, but Thompson could also be shut down if and when the Sabres are officially eliminated from the playoffs -- they're six points back of the Isles and Panthers for the final wild-card spot and would also have to leapfrog the Penguins.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: On track to play
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Thompson (upper body) took line rushes in warmups, indicating he'll likely play Thursday versus the Red Wings, Joe Yerdon of Noted Hockey reports.
Thompson is considered a game-time decision, but all signs point to him being in the lineup. He'll likely center the first line and play on the top power-play unit, while Victor Olofsson appears set to be a healthy scratch.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Game-time decision Thursday
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Coach Don Granato said that Thompson (upper body) will be a game-time decision versus Detroit on Thursday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson played Tuesday after missing three games with the same injury. He picked up an assist Tuesday against Florida, giving him 46 helpers and 90 points in 73 games. Should he play, Thompson would likely play on the first line as well as the top power play.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Playing Tuesday
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Thompson (upper body) will rejoin the lineup versus the Panthers on Tuesday, WGR Sports Radio 550 reports.
Thompson is back in action following a three-game stint on the shelf due to his upper-body issue. Prior to his absence, the 25-year-old Phoenix native was rolling with three goals, six assists and 35 shots in his last 12 contests. With the winger cleared to play, he should reclaim his spot on both the top line and No. 1 power-play unit.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Practices Monday
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Thompson (upper body) was a full participant during Monday's practice.
Thompson has missed the last three games but looks to be trending toward a return Tuesday in Florida. The 25-year-old has 44 goals and 89 points through 72 games this season.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Not playing Saturday
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Thompson (upper body) will not be in the lineup against Philadelphia on Saturday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson skated Saturday and while he has improved immensely, he still isn't ready to return. Coach Don Granato said that Thompson is close to being available, so he should be considered day-to-day. Thompson has 44 goals and 89 points in 72 games this season.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Not playing Friday
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Thompson (upper body) will not suit up Friday against the Rangers, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson was considered a game-time decision but will ultimately miss his second straight game. Expect the 25-year-old to be a game-time call Saturday against the Flyers. Jordan Greenway (upper body) will slide back into the lineup Friday.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Game-time decision Friday
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Thompson (upper body) will be a game-time decision Friday versus the Rangers.
Thompson, the Sabres' top scorer with 44 goals and 89 points in 72 games, missed Monday's tilt against Montreal after playing through the injury Saturday versus the Islanders. Look for Casey Mittelstadt to center the top line with Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner on his wings, should Thompson not play.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Unavailable Monday
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Thompson (upper body) will not play Monday against Montreal, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson has been dealing with a minor injury and was considered a game-time call Monday. Despite playing through the injury Saturday against the Islanders, he'll now miss his first game of the year. The 25-year-old has 44 goals and 89 points through 72 games this season but just two over his last six outings. Lukas Rousek will make his NHL debut in Thompson's absence.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Game-time call Monday
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Thompson is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision Monday against Montreal, Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News reports.
Thompson was also a game-time call for Saturday's matchup with the Islanders before he logged 17:03 of ice time in the contest during Buffalo's 2-0 victory. If Thompson can't play versus the Canadiens, Casey Mittelstadt is projected to center the top line.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Starting Saturday
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Thompson (undisclosed) will be in the Sabres' lineup Saturday versus the Islanders, according to Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
Thompson was a game-time decision and the Sabres went until the last minute before deciding that he was well enough to play. Thompson was injured Friday night versus New Jersey. He has a two-game goal scoring streak on the line. Thompson has 44 goals and 89 points in 71 games this season.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Questionable Saturday
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Thompson (undisclosed) is considered questionable for Saturday's game against the Islanders, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
Thompson scored a goal on four shots in 13:14 of ice time in Friday's win over the Devils. He left the game but was able to return, though it seems like the injury is lingering. The 25-year-old is up to 44 goals and 89 points through 71 games. Thompson will likely be considered a game-time call Saturday unless there's another update before the game.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Snaps three-game point drought
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Thompson netted a power-play goal in a 7-3 loss to Nashville on Tuesday.
Thompson's marker came late in the second period, but Nashville was still left with a 6-2 lead. He has 43 goals and 88 points in 70 contests this season, including 32 power-play points. That's double his total production with the man advantage in 2021-22, which is a big part of the reason Thompson's also up from 68 overall points last season. The 25-year-old efforts Tuesday ended a three-game scoring drought.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Grabs assist in win
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Thompson logged an assist and seven shots in Monday's 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs.
Thompson set up Alex Tuch with an impressive backhanded feed to tie the game 2-2 in the third period. Thompson has scored just once in his last seven games, though he's logged four assists over his last three contests. He should see a boost in production with Tuch's return to Buffalo's top line. The 25-year-old Thompson is up to 42 goals and 87 points, both career highs, through 66 games this season.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Two helpers in Thursday's loss
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Thompson collected two assists in Thursday's 10-4 loss to the Stars.
Not much went right for Buffalo in this one, but at least Thompson stayed productive. It's the 25-year-old's fourth multi-point performance in the last nine games, a stretch in which he's racked up six goals and 13 points, and on the season Thompson sits fifth in the NHL scoring race with 85 points (42 goals, 43 helpers) through 64 contests.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Two points against Bolts
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Thompson scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over Tampa Bay.
He got the Sabres on the board late in the first period, zipping a shot past Brian Elliott from the faceoff circle, then set up Jack Quinn for the eventual game-winner with 14 seconds left in the second. Thompson has seven goals and 13 points over the last nine games, and his 42 goals and 82 points on the season put him in the top five in the NHL.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Three helpers against Florida
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Thompson collected three assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
The Sabres' top line of Thompson, Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch accounted for all the team's offense on the night, with Thompson posting his second straight three-point effort after he recorded a hat trick against the Lightning on Thursday. The 25-year-old has emerged as a superstar this season and sits one tally shy of his first career 40-goal campaign and two points short of 80 through 57 games, tying Thompson for fifth in scoring in the league with Matthew Tkachuk behind Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov and David Pastrnak.
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Sabres' Tage Thompson: Nets fourth hattie of season
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Thompson scored three goals Thursday in a 6-5 overtime win over the Lightning.
It's the fourth time this season that hats have flown for the now 39-goal man. Thompson's first came on a second-period power play. He finished a nice cross-ice pass from Jeff Skinner at the right post. Skinner set him up a few minutes later with a stretch pass and Thompson scored on a breakaway. He completed the hattie early in the third, slipping a backhander five hole on Andrei Vasilevskiy on yet another breakaway. Thompson is on a four-game, six-point scoring streak (four goals, two assists).
