To cap off the week, the Sabres notched another 4-3 win, this time over the high-flying New Jersey Devils. Thompson opened the scoring then picked up a pair of assists for three p

Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin had a career first on Monday. He was named the NHL’s first star of the week after going 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage in wins over the Avalanche, Flyers and Lightning. He had been named the second- and third-star of the week previously in his career but never No. 1.

Buffalo Sabres winger Tage Thompson has been picked as the NHL’s Second Star for this past week. In three games Thompson led the NHL with four goals and four assists for eight points