Late in the Buffalo Sabres’ 4-2 win over Montreal, Zach Benson took an elbow to the face from Canadiens forward Zachary Bolduc. He immediately went down in pain and grabbed at his face. Within a few seconds, the sellout crowd at the Bell Centre started booing Benson. As he got up and skated to the bench, the boos continued to get louder.

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena. Buffalo is now eight points ahead of Toronto in the Atlantic Division standings. Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin scored his first career hat trick and tied a career high with five points (3+2),

Los Angeles Kings (22-16-13, in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (30-17-5, in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres host the Los Angeles Kings as winners of four straight games.

His scoring streak now stands at four games and five points, including three goals, and seven shots. Thompson been dominant in January. He has been held off the scoresheet just twice in 13 games, and he's scored eight goals and added 10 helpers. It's not Nikita Kucherov dominant, but it's impressive.

Toronto's loss puts them eight points behind the Sabres, Bruins, and Canadiens for the final wild-card spot in the East.

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after Jason Zucker scored two goals in the Sabres' 5-0 win against the New York Islanders

Jason Tucker scored twice and Alex Lyon stopped 26 shots and tied a Buffalo record with his ninth straight victory as the Sabres beat the Islanders 5-0 Saturday.