BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson passed concussion-related ... Thompson had a goal and two assists in helping the Eastern Conference's last-place team win its third game ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson had a goal and two assists ... Sabres: The last-place team in the Eastern Conference is on a three-game win streak for the fifth time this season.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson passed concussion-related ... Thompson had a goal and two assists in helping the Eastern Conference’s last-place team win their third ...

Tage Thompson knew when he accepted the invitation ... The Sabres (22-27-5) have won four of their last five, but they remain last in the Eastern Conference.

He has 19 points, including 11 goals, and 51 shots in his last 16 games. Thompson's 53 points in 54 games leads the Sabres in scoring.

Already buried at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, the Sabres slid further into the abyss in losing to their last-place counterparts from the West.

The Buffalo Sabres capitalized on a five-goal first period in an 8-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

Buffalo's Tage Thompson is attended to by a trainer ... Thompson had a goal and two assists in helping the Eastern Conference's last-place team win its third game in a row. Thompson's 26 goals ...