Kucherov hat trick powers Lightning ⚡️

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⚡️ Nikita Kucherov scores 5th career hat trick and adds assist, Lightning beat Flyers 6-3. The NHL’s leading scorer continued his hot hand, burying a one-timer to the back of the net late in the 1st on the power play, scoring another power play tally early in the 2nd, assisting Michael Eyssimont’s power play goal late in the 2nd, and capping off his hat trick with an empty netter in the dying seconds of the 3rd to become the first player in the NHL to reach 80 points this season. Brayden Point & Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have won six of their past seven. Read more →

📈 Stuart Skinner makes 27 saves and sets new franchise record, Oilers defeat Blue Jackets 4-1 for 14th straight win. The former 3rd-round pick netminder was nearly perfect last night, recording a .964 save percentage and his 11th straight win, passing Grant Fuhr for the longest win streak for a goaltender in Oilers history. Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and assist, and Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also added goals for Edmonton. The Oilers are just the 7th team in NHL history to achieve a 14-game win streak. They currently occupy 3rd place in the Pacific. Read more →

🦈 Tomas Hertl scores in overtime, Sharks rally past Rangers 3-2. The 30-year-old Czech native finished a beautiful passing sequence just 1:29 into overtime for his 15th goal of the season and 7th career OT winner, earning the Sharks their first 3-game win streak of the season in the process. Down 2-0 entering the 3rd period, Nico Sturm and Ryan Carpenter scored back-to-back just 2 minutes and 8 seconds apart to tie the game and force overtime while Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for a .935 save percentage last night. The Sharks are 3-0-1 in their last four games. Read more →

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ICYMI ☝️

Shane Pinto scores a beauty for his 1st goal since returning from a 41-game suspension:

Jamie Drysdale snipes through a screen on the power play for his 1st as a Flyer:

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