BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — Sabers center Tage Thompson was named the NHL’s third Star of the Month for December on Sunday.
Thompson finished second in the league with 13 goals and 22 points in 11 games. Highlighted by a record five goals and six points in a win at Columbus on Dec. 5, the 25-year-old Thompson earned consecutive honors as the second NHL star of the week.
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In 34 games, Thompson ranks second in the NHL with 27 goals and fifth with 51 points. Thompson received a seven-year, $50 million contract extension after scoring 38 goals last season.
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Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were the NHL’s first and second stars of the month.
Ovechkin surpassed 800 career goals to move ahead of Gordie Howe to second on the NHL’s all-time scorer list. In four more games in December, he tied with Thompson with 13 goals and 22 points and led the Capitals to an 11-2-2 record.
McDavid, the NHL’s leading scorer, had 14 goals and 31 points in 15 games in which the Oilers went 7-6-2.
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