Tage Thompson watched the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game from the press box in Boston's TD Garden as Connor McDavid scored the game-winning goal for Canada. The experience was a reminder of how badly Thompson wants to represent the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Thompson is on standby as an emergency injury replacement for Team USA in the 4 Nations championship game against Canada.

Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson is headed to Boston for the Four Nations tournament, joining Team USA as a reserve, a league source on Wednesday night told

The Sabres have won five in a row at home for the first time since the 2019-20 season and are 8-2 downtown since Christmas. That includes 5-1 against Metropolitan foes

The Sabres (23-27-5) surged to a 5-0 lead in the first period, securing their fifth win in six games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen contributed 26 saves, while Ryan McLeod added two goals and Jason Zucker notched three assists.

For three grueling, up-tempo practices coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the Buffalo Sabres focused on pushing the pace. They wanted to hit the ground running to begin the final stretch of the season, which they enter with lofty expectations. It had to start with Game No. 1 against the New York Rangers.

The Buffalo Sabres host the Anaheim Ducks after Rasmus Dahlin's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Sabres' 8-2 win.

The Buffalo Sabres practiced for the third time this week, but for the first time with a full complement. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, defensemen Rasmus Dahlin, Henri Jokiharju, and center Tage Thompson,

The Buffalo Sabres have now won five straight on home ice after an 8-2 victory thrashing of the N.Y. Rangers on Saturday, but the club’s postseason fate is likely sealed with less than two months to go in the 2024-25 season and less than two weeks to go before the NHL trade deadline.