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Buffalo Sabres alternate captain Tage Thompson and his wife, Rachel, are about to welcome a new member into their family.

Norris is looking to get past the “initial shock” of being traded, saying goodbye to good friends in Ottawa and having to settle in Buffalo.

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This was Thompson's third straight game with a goal. The 27-year-old forward is up to 31 tallies, 54 points, 174 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-4 rating across 55 appearances. He'll likely surpass last year's 56-point output -- he's on track to top the 40-goal and 70-point marks.

The Sabres have multiple trade chips at Friday's deadline, but according to one insider, they won't be trading JJ Peterka to the Rangers.

Guentzel’s second goal of the game cut it to 5-4 at 17:43, scoring from close range off a pass from Brayden Point. He completed the hat trick at 18:46 with a power-play goal to tie it 5-5, a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Brandon Hagel.

It's a disappointing end in Buffalo for Cozens. He signed a seven-year contract extension in February 2023 amid a breakout season in which he finished with 68 points in 81 games at 22 years old.

One of the best goaltenders in the National Hockey League gave the Buffalo Sabres a gift on Thursday. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up five goals, but yet they recovered from a 5-3 deficit to beat the Sabres 6-5.

The Buffalo Sabres aren’t expected to be much of a focus at this year’s trade deadline, but one young star has seen his name circulate around rumors.

Jason Zucker signed a two-year, $9.5 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. It has an average annual value of $4.75 million.

On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues or for daily fantasy games.