Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) – The Sabres came back from two goals down, to double up the Bruins for a 6-3 win Sunday night. Tage Thompson lead the way with a hat trick, while Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch both scored a goal and assist in the victory.
SABRES WIN ⚔️#LetsGoBuffalo | @NiagaraUniv pic.twitter.com/KO6TPExwNq
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 7, 2025
The Bruins took the early lead as Elias Lindholm crashed the net on a feed from David Pastrnak just 3:37 into the game. Boston extended the lead to 2-0 later in the first with a goal from Morgan Geekie.
Tage Thompson finally got the Sabres on the board midway through the second period as he slammed home a loose puck in front of a rebound.
Awesome effort by Benny here 😤#LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/ACf5VOLQr0
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 6, 2025
Just minutes later Buffalo would tie it up 2-2 as Alex Tuch scored his 33rd of the season on a deflection in front off a shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Alex Tuch with the redirect in front 🤌#LetsGoBuffalo pic.twitter.com/ddfPtGgXXi
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 6, 2025
Boston took the lead back again on the power play, with Casey Mittelstadt making it a 3-2 game. The Sabres came right back though, with Rasmus Dahlin tying it up again less than two minutes later.
SEND IT RAS pic.twitter.com/ZDZsdMNCln
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 6, 2025
Buffalo got their first lead of the night just two minutes into the third period as Jason Zucker snapped a wrister that bounced off Joonas Korpisalo and into the net.
Poppin’ off 🚨 pic.twitter.com/C1ENF8sgW3
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 7, 2025
Moments later, it was Tage Thompson getting his second of the night as he broke in alone and roofed a backhand to give the Sabres a 5-3 lead.
NASTY, JUST NASTY pic.twitter.com/IA5arWCFYQ
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 7, 2025
The score remained the same until the final minute of regulation as the Bruins pulled their goaltender, and Tage Thompson would cap off the night scoring a hat trick to make it a 6-3 win over the Bruins. It would be his second hat trick of the season, both coming against Boston.
Tage Thompson hat trick, ENG 6-3 #Sabrehood #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/GPqRY920qz
— Buffalo Hockey Moments (@SabresPlays) April 7, 2025
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GAME RECAP
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
BUF: NONE
BOS: 3:37 – Elias Lindholm (16) (David Pastrnak, Henri Jokiharju), 14:27 – Morgan Geekie (29) (David Pastrnak)
Second Period:
BUF: 7:33 – Tage Thompson (41) (Zach Benson, Bowen Byram), 10:49 – Alex Tuch (33) (Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka), 18:31 – Rasmus Dahlin (15) (Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs)
BOS: 16:38 – Casey Mittelstadt (14)(PPG) (David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei)
Third Period:
BUF: 1:56 – Jason Zucker (21) (Bowen Byram, Peyton Krebs), 5:50 – Tage Thompson (42) (Jiri Kulich, Owen Power), 19:14 – Tage Thompson (43) (Unassisted)
BOS: NONE
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Three Stars of the Game:
1.) Tage Thompson (BUF)
2.) Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
3.) Alex Tuch (BUF)
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What’s next: The Sabres continue their homestand as they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to KeyBank Center for a 7:00 p.m. ET faceoff. Catch all of the action on WGR Sports Radio 550 starting with the pregame at 6:00 p.m. ET with Mike Schopp and The Bulldog.
