Thompson scored four points (3G / 1A) in six games while representing Team USA during their Gold Medal performance at the Olympics and will return to Buffalo's lineup on Wednesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 28-year-old Thompson has 59 points (30G / 29A) in 57 games this season and is pacing for the second point-per-game season of his career. He had a career-high 94 points (47G / 47A) in 78 games in the 2022-23 season.


