At the Final Horn | Thompson scores twice in win over Habs

Tage Thompson turned in his second multi-goal game in five days to lead the Sabres to a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at KeyBank Center on Friday.
Thompson now has a career-high 10 goals this season, including five in the last four games.
Cody Eakin and Kyle Okposo also scored goals for the Sabres, while Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner each tallied two assists. Dustin Tokarski made 25 saves.
Josh Anderson scored the lone goal for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault allowed four goals on 39 shots.

How it happened

Thompson opened the scoring just 4:08 into the contest, burying a feed from Olofsson in the slot. The Sabres had chances to extend their lead in the first period - a near-goal from the crease by Brett Murray and a shot off the crossbar from Zemgus Girgensons among them - but emerged from the period tied 1-1 after Anderson capitalized on a turnover in front of Tokarski.
Buffalo responded with a dominant second period, outshooting Montreal 14-2 and pulling ahead on goals from Eakin and Okposo. Eakin's marker came at 9:49, the product of a give-and-go play on the rush with Vinnie Hinostroza. Okposo followed up on his own rebound to score shorthanded while Murray served a four-minute penalty for high-sticking.
Thompson rounded out the scoring with a shot from the high slot at 3:29 of the third. The Sabres finished with a 39-26 edge in shots.

Roll the highlight film

Thompson now has four-plus shots on goal in eight games this season. He has scored in six of them.
Check out his two goals below.

Worth mentioning

• Okposo scored for the second straight game. The goal was his sixth in 20 games this season.
• Olofsson's two assists give him four in four games since returning from injury on Monday. He has 13 points (5+7) in 12 games this season, 10 of which have come at even strength.
• Murray was recalled prior to the game and skated 13:37 on a line with Dylan Cozens and Okposo. He recorded two shots on goal.

Up next

The Sabres visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. Coverage on MSG begins at 6:30 p.m. with puck drop set for 7.
The team returns home to host the expansion Seattle Kraken for the first time ever on Monday. It will be Hockey Fights Cancer Night at KeyBank Center. Find more information here.