He has seven points, including four goals, in his last four games, and his 39 points (48 games) put him second on the Sabres scoring list, behind Tage Thompson who has 44 points in 45 games. Peterka's game continues to grow.

The Buffalo Sabres 7-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday was a positive moment in an otherwise dreary and disappointing season. Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each registered a hat trick; the first time that a pair of Sabres have scored hat tricks in 17 years (Drew Stafford and Derek Roy did it in January 2008 against Atlanta),