Tage Thompson has hat trick, Sabres beat Bruins 6-3 for 4th win in a row

BUFFALO N Y AP Tage Thompson had a hat trick Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead goal early in the the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins - on Sunday night fourth their fourth straight success Thompson extended his scoring streak to four games with his first goal in the second period after the Bruins took an early - lead Thompson scored again on a breakaway early in the third period and got his rd goal of the season into the empty net in the final minute Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist Peyton Krebs and Bowen Byram each had two assists Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made saves David Pastrnak assisted on all three goals for Boston and Elias Lindholm got his th NHL point with a goal in the first period Morgan Geekie and Casey Mittelstadt also scored Joonas Korpisalo stopped shots Takeaways Bruins Remained in last place in the Atlantic Division with their th loss in games Boston snapped a -game winless skid with a - triumph over Carolina on Saturday night to avoid setting a dubious franchise record Sabres Have staved off playoff elimination with wins in seven of eight games Buffalo s next loss will extend the longest postseason drought in NHL history to seasons Key moment Zucker s shot from the top of the left circle hit Korpisalo s glove and fluttered over the goaltender s head and into the net to put the Sabres ahead - at into the third period Key stat Thompson has eight career hat tricks and two this season both against Boston Up next Both teams play Tuesday night The Bruins are at New Jersey and the Sabers host Carolina AP NHL https apnews com hub nhl Source