Thompson scores twice as Sabres edge Kings 3-2

Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal at 13:40 of the third period, and the Sabres beat the Kings 3-2 at crypto.com Arena. Thompson, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.6, finished with two goals on eight shots.

Buffalo took control early. Jack Quinn opened the scoring at 6:35 of the first with a snap shot, 1-0. Thompson made it 2-0 at 15:38 of the second on another snap shot. Los Angeles answered less than two minutes later, when Corey Perry deflected one in at 17:24 to cut it to 2-1.

Andre Lee tied it 2-2 with a tip-in at 1:29 of the third. The score stayed level until Thompson fired his second snap shot of the night, set up by Quinn and Rasmus Dahlin. Dahlin finished with two assists.

The Sabres improve to 7-4-3 and 17 points. The Kings fall to 4-7-2. Chirp's Sim had the Kings at 51% before the game, a near coin flip.