NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Olympian Tage Thompson scored his 31st goal of the season and added an assist to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Wednesday night in the NHL's return to action.
Thompson had three goals and an assist in six games in Milan for the champion United States.
Peyton Krebs also had a goal and an assist, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. The Sabres have won seven of 10 to improve to 33-19-6.
Buffalo is looking to make the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons. The Sabres entered Wednesday night in the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Thompson scored in the second period, and Krebs made it 2-0 midway through the third. Timo Meier scored for New Jersey with 2:30 to play.
U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the Devils before the game, and assisted on Meier's goal. The Devils showed video of Hughes’ overtime goal in the United States’ 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday in the gold-medal game.
Jake Allen had 28 saves for New Jersey. The Devils are 28-28-2.
Sabres: At Florida on Friday night.
Devils: At Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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