The 27-year-old has three three-point performances in his last five appearances, piling up six goals and 11 points in that stretch, and Thompson sits two goals short of his third career 30-goal campaign.
Thompson is on standby as an emergency injury replacement for Team USA in the 4 Nations championship game against Canada.
As a result, general manager Bill Guerin has invited both New Jersey Devils defenseman Brett Pesce and Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson to Boston for precautionary reasons, per Frank ...