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12/12 00:17 CST Dahlin, Thompson each have goal and assist as Sabres beat
Canucks 3-2
Dahlin, Thompson each have goal and assist as Sabres beat Canucks 3-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) --- Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson each had a
goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the struggling Vancouver
Canucks 3-2 on Thursday night.
Zach Benson also scored for the Sabres and Alex Lyon stopped 29 shots as
Buffalo won its second straight following a three-game skid.
Kiefer Sherwood and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made
12 saves in his return from a lower-body injury he suffered on Nov. 11.
Vancouver has lost six of its last seven (1-5-1).
Sasson gave the Canucks a 2-1 lead 6:15 into the second, but Thompson tied it
nearly 3 minutes later and Benson's power-play goal with 5:14 to go in the
period gave the Sabres the lead.
Vancouver fell to 1-13-0 when trailing after two periods.
Dahlin got the the Canucks on the scoreboard first, scoring 7 1/2 minutes into
the game.
Sherwood tied it with 11 seconds remaining in the first to snap his 10-game
goal-scoring drought with his team-high 13th of the season.
The Canucks were without star center Elias Pettersson, who missed a second
straight game with an upper-body injury.
The Sabres were missing offensive powerhouse Alex Tuch due to illness. The
right wing was tied with Thompson for the team lead in points (26) heading into
the game. Trevor Kuntar slotted into the lineup, making his NHL debut one day
after signing a one-year, two-way contract with Buffalo.
Up next
Sabres: At Seattle on Sunday night.
Canucks: At New Jersey on Sunday to open a five-game trip.
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