Sabres, Thompson hat trick continue Ducks home woes
Anaheim is just 1-4-1 at Honda Center this season and has won just one of its last eight games overall.
Anaheim Ducks suffered another home defeat against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday at Honda Center, with a final score of 7-6. After an early three-point lead, the Ducks extended their home losing streak to seven games, falling to just 1-4-1 at home. The Ducks have allowed an alarming 36 goals in their last eight games and 21 goals in their most recent four contests.
Mikael Granlund and Cutter Gauthier opened the scoring on a five-on-three power play, with Gauthier adding a second power play goal later on. Tristan Luneau and Beckett Sennecke scored with the extra attacker late in the third period.
Tyson Kozak put Buffalo on the board first, but the Ducks quickly regained the lead with Roger McQueen's first career NHL goal. Thompson scored a hat trick in the second period, completing his impressive tally with two goals just 14 seconds apart. Jack Quinn added a power play goal early in the third period, followed by Zach Benson's extra point. With Ville Husso making 23 saves for Anaheim, Colten Ellis made 28 saves for the Sabres.
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