Lindy Ruff hasn’t asked Tage Thompson if he’s still dealing with the bothersome injury that forced him to move from center to right wing earlier this month.

On Tuesday, Thompson and Peterka became the first Sabres teammates with hat tricks in the same game since Derek Roy and Drew Stafford on Jan. 18, 2008. They finished the night with plus-six ratings, a feat no Sabres skater had accomplished since Richard Smehlik on Feb. 2, 1998.

Lindy Ruff hasn’t asked Tage Thompson if he’s still dealing ... of $1.5 million to play in the American Hockey League. Connor Clifton, who signed a three-year contract with Buffalo in July ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka ... It was Peterka’s first career hat trick and Thompson’s seventh. JETS 4, CANADIENS 1 MONTREAL — Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor ...

Edmonton – 30-15-3 | 63 points – 2nd place in the Pacific Division Buffalo – James Reimer (1-5-1, 3.05 GAA, .891 save %) Edmonton – Stuart Skinner (18-11-3, 2.71 GAA, .899 save %)

Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka led ... It was Peterka’s first career hat trick and Thompson’s seventh. MONTREAL (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as Winnipeg ...