Sharpen Up: March 29, 2022 | Sabres win wild game in Chicago

The Buffalo Sabres won a wild game last night in Chicago.
Trailing 4-0, they tied things up before going down again 5-4. Then with just over two minutes to play in regulation, they tied it again and Tage Thompson scored one of the most unlikely goals you'll ever see with 10.6 seconds left to win it.
We have the recap for you here in Sharpen Up.
Buffalo's next game is tomorrow night against Winnipeg at KeyBank Center. Tickets are on sale now.
Here's what you need to know.

Last night's recap

From the Postgame Report:
Don Granato was raised in Downers Grove, Illinois, a village about 20 miles west of United Center. His parents, Don and Natalie, had their first date at a Chicago Blackhawks game.
Granato even worked for the Blackhawks himself, having spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the franchise before joining the Sabres in the same role in 2019.
Yet for all his history in Chicago, Granato was firmly in the present after the Sabres' 6-5 win on Monday.
"I will tell you with all honesty, I love Chicago, it's where I grew up," he said. "But as I said over the summer when there were other job openings, I wanted to be in Buffalo. And I told our players that after the game. I feel like we all belong in Buffalo."

Granato's first game as an NHL head coach in his hometown began as a blowout and ended up an epic. The Sabres completed one of the largest comebacks in franchise history by erasing a 4-0 deficit, only to then fall behind again in the third period.
They still won in regulation. Alex Tuch buried a pass from Victor Olofsson, who also contributed two goals, to tie the game with 2:14 remaining. Tage Thompson's stick exploded into pieces as he took the winning shot with 11.6 seconds on the clock - more on that in a bit.

It was the latest example of a team learning to compete regardless of the circumstances. The Sabres are now 4-0-2 during a six-game point streak. They are 8-3-1 since the beginning of March.
"I said it in the locker room after," Thompson said. "We've got a really special group. I think people outside the locker room are starting to see it. You know, it would have been very easy for us to fold the tent after the first period, just kind of pack it in and give up.
"But our guys in the room like to compete for each other. We take a lot of pride in the culture we're building and what we want to be in the future. I think we're trending in the right direction and that game was just a product of work."

Read the full recap here.

Friday is RJ Night

We're less than a week away from celebrating the legendary career of Hall-of-Fame play-by-play announcer Rick Jeanneret.
Before Buffalo's game against the Nashville Predators on April 1, the team will honor RJ by adding a banner bearing his name to the rafters of KeyBank Center.
The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive a replica banner.
Fans attending the game are encouraged to be in their seats by 6:40 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now.
Click here for more info.
Stay tuned later this week for further details on the night.
RJ's final game behind the mic will be April 29.

What is RJ's Best Call?

Vote now until tomorrow night to crown a champion in Rick Jeanneret's Best Call bracket.

It's May Day vs. Scary Good in the finals.
Fans who cast their vote will be entered to win great prizes, including: