Sabres forward Alex Tuch dropped his immediate reaction to scoring his first career hat trick on home ice on Friday.

Alex Tuch's third career hat trick led the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

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Alex Tuch’s third-career hat-trick helped lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at KeyBank Center. Pat Malacaro has a complete game recap:

Peterka's 23:37 of ice time was the most that he's played in his 200 NHL games. The winger totaled five shots on goal with eight shot attempts, and he had two assists.

Jack Quinn notched a pair of goals versus his hometown team. Thursday was a happy homecoming for Sabres forward Jack Quinn, whose pair of early goals led Buffalo to a 4-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Quinn, an Ottawa native, had plenty of guests in attendance to watch him give the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period.

The Capitals are ‘just a little off’ and drop a 4-3 shootout loss on the road against the team with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference.

Jack Quinn scored twice in his hometown and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves as the Sabres beat the Senators, 4-0.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Tuch scored a hat trick for the Buffalo Sabres in a 6-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Alex Tuch’s hat trick powered the Buffalo Sabres (13-19-4) to a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks (12-22-2) on Friday night at KeyBank Center.

The Sabres are going to need a long winning streak that probably has to be at least in the 8-game range. That, of course, is a problem for this team – which doesn't have a win streak of at least four games since January 2023.