This was Thompson's third straight game with a goal. The 27-year-old forward is up to 31 tallies, 54 points, 174 shots on net, 55 hits and a plus-4 rating across 55 appearances. He'll likely surpass last year's 56-point output -- he's on track to top the 40-goal and 70-point marks.

The Sabres are looking to be big-time sellers at the NHL trade deadline, but Buffalo will retain two of their best players.

Already buried at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, the Sabres slid further into the abyss in losing to their last-place counterparts from the West.

The details of this embarrassing loss were different, but the story was the same. The Sabres lost 6-2. Rookie Macklin Celebrini helped the Sharks dominate the first period with eight shot attempts, seven scoring chances,