ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Tage Thompson had three goals and two assists, Zach Benson added a goal and two assists and the visiting Buffalo Sabres held off the Anaheim Ducks 7-6 in a National Hockey League game on Thursday at Honda Center. Thompson scored twice 15 seconds apart in the second period and finished with four shots on goal for Buffalo, which improved to 6-7. Peyton Krebs added three assists, Rasmus Dahlin had two assists and Noah Ostlund also scored. Cutter Gauthier led Anaheim with two goals and 10 shots. Leo Carlsson recorded three assists, while Beckett Sennecke had a goal and an assist. Tristan Luneau and Mikael Granlund also scored as Anaheim fell to 5-8. Buffalo erased an early two-goal deficit and built a 7-3 lead before Anaheim scored three late goals. The Ducks cut the deficit to one in the final minutes but could not tie it. Attendance at Honda Center was 15,575.