Hurricane Days Thompson swept through Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Wednesday. The huge forward had the game of his life, scoring five goals and an assist in the Buffalo Sabers’ 9-4 win over Columbus.
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Of the top twenty, the one who scored 38 goals in 2021-2022 shook the strings behind Elvis Merzlikins four times. In less than 13 minutes, Thompson had accumulated five points, he who was also an accomplice to Dylan Cozen’s goal on the power play.
The Phoenix, Arizona native capped his night of remarkable work in the middle stages, this time cheating Joonas Korpisalo with his quick wrist shot.
Oddly enough, it’s Thompson’s second six-point game this season. He terrorized the Detroit Red Wings on Halloween with a 6-3 win.
Thompson, who was acquired by the Buffalo Sabers in a deal with Ryan O’Reilly, has 21 goals and 40 points in just 26 games since the start of the season.
Despite their unabashed dominance of the board, the Sabers only deflected 30 shots toward the opposing net. Merzlikins conceded six goals in 21 attempts while Korpisalo conceded three goals in nine shots.
Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs and Alex Tuch contributed to the massacre by scoring a goal each. The latter shone in the shadow of Thompson with a four-point crop.
Patrik Laine and Gustav Nyquist saved the Blue Jackets’ honor by scoring two goals each.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen achieved the easiest win of his career by stopping 20 pucks.
Capitals win in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, the Washington Capitals were hot, but still managed to save themselves with a 4-1 win.
Decimated by injuries, the “Caps” took off slowly.
Kevin Hayes scored in the first period before TJ Oshie responded to the power play with a one-timer in the second period.
Dylan Strome then redirected teammate John Carlson’s shot from the blue line to score the winning goal.
Towards the end of the third period, Alexander Ovechkin twice took advantage of an empty goal to score his 794th and 795th career goals. Ovechkin is now six goals away from equaling second place in the Bettman League with Gordie Howe.
character in flames
In Calgary, the Flames evened a two-goal deficit by scoring three unanswered goals in the second half to earn a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Kirill Kaprizov and Mason Shaw both scored in the first three minutes of the game.
However, Darryl Sutter’s squad showed character in the second period. Nazem Kadri set the tone in the sixteenth second and teammates Blake Coleman and Tyler Toffoli both eluded the vigilance of Marc-André Fleury in the first five minutes of the fight.
Jon Merill equalized in the third period but Rasmus Andersson responded with the winning goal 12 seconds later. Toffoli got the job done late in the game in an empty cage and scored his second goal of the game, his 10th goal of the season.
The Bruins shut out the defending champion
In Denver, the Boston Bruins muzzled the Colorado Avalanche to sign a 4-0 win.
This is the 21st win in 25 games this season for the Massachusetts State formation, which tops the Atlantic Division.
Linus Ullmark faced 23 shots to earn the shutout, his second of the season and sixth of his career. In the win, forward Taylor Hall scored twice and added an assist.
The Bruins travel to Arizona to face the Coyotes there on Friday.