Tage Thompson stays hot as Sabres handle Avalanche

Tage Thompson had a goal and two assists, Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned away 40 shots, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Denver on Thursday night.

Alex Tuch and Dylan Cozens also scored and Tyson Jost had an assist against his former team. Jost, a 2016 first-round pick by Colorado, played five-plus seasons with the team before he was sent to Minnesota for Nico