Tage Thompson wasn’t going to let Jack Eichel and the Vegas Golden Knights spoil his gold-medal tribute in Buffalo. Riding the wave of energy

The Buffalo Sabres will recognize Olympic gold medalist Tage Thompson and Team USA ahead of Tuesday's matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights.

MILAN (AP) — Sitting on the bench with the U.S. surprisingly trailing Denmark at the Olympics, Jack Eichel and linemates Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk talked about wanting to make a difference. Then they did just that.

Jack Eichel had an American flag draped around his shoulders. A gold medal around his neck. And lots of emotion running through his body.

Eichel was given an extra day off to recover from his travel back from the Olympics. Going back to before the break, the 29-year-old center is riding a four-game point streak during which he racked up two goals and five helpers, including one power-play point. Eichel should reclaim his spot on both the top line and the No. 1 power-play unit.

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That’s the Golden Knights’ unified objective with all their Olympians back in the fold. They had eight players go to the Games, including forward Tomas Hertl (Team Czechia), defenseman Rasmus Andersson (Team Sweden) and goalie Akira Schmid (Team Switzerland).