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Tagr8/31/2023 ![]() His five goals also tied the Sabres franchise record for goals in a game, joining Dave Andreychuk. He added an assist for a total of six points. On December 7, 2022, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, he scored five goals in a game including four in the first period, becoming the fourth player in NHL history to do so. He was the sixth player in franchise history to collect six points in a game, and he would do so again a little over one month later. On October 31, 2022, Thompson scored a hat-trick and tallied three assists in an 8–3 blow-out of the Detroit Red Wings. On August 30, 2022, Thompson signed a seven-year, $50 million contract extension with the Sabres. He would finish the season with 38 goals and 68 points in 78 games. He tallied his first career hat-trick on Februin a 5–3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Įntering a season with low expectations for the Sabres, Thompson enjoyed a breakout season playing on the top line with Jeff Skinner and new acquisition Alex Tuch. On October 5, 2020, as a restricted free agent, Thompson signed a three-year, $4.2 million contract extension with the Sabres. On July 1, 2018, he was part of a trade by the Blues that sent Vladimír Sobotka, Patrik Berglund, a 2019 first round draft pick, and a 2021 second round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Ryan O'Reilly. He was recalled to the NHL on December 18, 2017, and scored his first NHL goal three days later, in a 3–2 loss against the Edmonton Oilers. He played four NHL games before being sent down to the San Antonio Rampage on October 13, 2017. Thompson made his NHL debut in the Blues' first game of the 2017–18 season, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, on October 4, 2017. He immediately joined the Blues affiliate, the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, on an amateur try-out contract for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. ![]() After the completion of the Huskies season, Thompson opted to conclude his collegiate career and signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. During his 34 games, Thompson led the Huskies with 19 goals and 32 points. ![]() He missed two games while participating with Team USA in the IIHF World Junior U20 Championship in Canada which resulted in Thompson earning his second Gold Medal. In the 2016–17 season, and after his selection by the Blues in the draft, Thompson appeared in 34 games with the Huskies as a sophomore. He also led the nation with 14 power play goals. Thompson appeared in all 36 games during his freshman season at UConn in 2015–16 and was second on the team with 32 points on 14 goals and 18 assists. National Development Team in the United States Hockey League, Thompson embarked on a collegiate career with Connecticut in the Hockey East conference. Thompson was born in Glendale, Arizona, and lived across the United States, attending 11 different schools before accelerating his graduation from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after his junior year, at the University of Connecticut's request. Thompson was selected 26th overall by the St. Tage Nathaniel Thompson (born October 30, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). ![]()
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