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Story summary
- Tage Thompson scored a hat trick, his 200th career goal, as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 in Buffalo.
- Buffalo improved to 15-2 in its last 17 games, its best 47-game start since 2009-10.
- Josh Doan and Alex Tuch scored.
- Buffalo celebrated the 20th anniversary of its 2005-06 team with alumni in attendance.
- The Sabres will host the Minnesota Wild next while Montreal will face Ottawa.
