Tage Thompson injury: What happened to Buffalo Sabres forward?

The Buffalo Sabres' star player Tage Thompson suffered a major injury blow on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins.

Thomson was injured twice in the contest, following which, the 26-year-old returned to the ice in the second period. However, shortly after his return, Thompson was injured for the second time, and this time it's reported that he won't return to the game.

Thompson is listed with an upper body injury:

"Thompson was injured twice tonight; second time a shot off the wrist. And he won’t return"

Before exiting the contest, Thomson had 12 points through six goals over as many assists in 15 games.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres are trailing the Boston Bruins 5-1 with the third period in play. Victor Olofsson is the only goal scorer for the Sabres in the contest so far.

The Buffalo Sabres coach provides an update on Tage Thompson's injury

The Sabres had to miss Tage Thompson's services during the 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins (12-1-2) on Tuesday. The 26-year-old was injured during the second period and was later ruled out by the team for the remaining game.

Thompson injured his wrist while blocking a shot from Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy, resulting in him leaving for the locker in significant pain. Thompson was also injured in the first period after taking a cut from McAvoy's skate, but fortunately, he was fine to return to the game.

Following the game, Sabres coach Don Granato provided an update on Tage Thompson's injury and stated that he could miss a significant amount of time:

"Tage is going to miss some time here, probably significant time, unfortunately," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "He fought through the first injury but couldn't fight through the second one. Credit to him to battle but it's unfortunate."

The Buffalo Sabres (7-8-1) will next be in action against the Winnipeg Jets (8-5-2) on Friday, Nov. 17. The puck drops at 8 p.m. ET.