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'We didn't show up': Thompson's six-point night leads Sabres past Wings, 8-3

Buffalo, N.Y. − The Red Wings didn't get any treats for Halloween, that's for sure.

Tage Thompson, the rising young Buffalo Sabres star, kept delivering the Wings whatever candy it was you hated to get going door to door (candy corn obviously a popular answer), on a frustrating night in Buffalo.

Thompson had three goals and three assists Monday leading the Sabres to an 8-3 victory over the Red Wings.

"It's a setback," captain Dylan Larkin said. "We didn't show up. They showed up. No matter what level of hockey you play, if you don't show up, it's going to be embarrassing.