Thompson ties scoring record

Tage Thompson matched an NHL record by scoring four times in the first period and finished with five goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight road game, 9-4 over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Thompson is the second U.S.-born player to score five goals in a game and the fourth player in NHL history to record four in the first period in the regular season, joining Peter Bondra, Grant Mulvey and Joe Malone (1921).