Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres
Kucherov scored three goals and added an assist in the third period as Tampa Bay won its fourth game in five tries.
- On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 in Buffalo, marking their fourth victory in five games.
- After Tage Thompson cut the deficit to 4-3, Nikita Kucherov, the Russian star who requested a trade Oct. 30, took over with a natural hat trick and assist in the third period.
- John Carlson registered one goal and four assists, while Jake Guentzel added four assists and Anthony Cirelli tallied three; Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves defensively.
- Despite goals from Josh Doan, Jason Zucker, and Thompson, the Sabres suffered their third loss in four games as Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen faced 14 shots before Colten Ellis entered in relief.
- Both teams return to the ice on Thursday, with the Lightning traveling to Columbus and the Sabres heading to Chicago for their next matchups.
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Tampa Bay crushed Buffalo.
Russian striker Nikita Kucherov scored three goals and made an assist in the NHL regular season away game, securing Tampa an 8-3 victory over Buffalo. The winners included Scott Saburin, John Carlson, Yanni Gourde, Brandon Hagel (twice) and Nikita Kucherov, who scored a hat-trick in the second period. The Russian was named the first star of the game, TASS reported. For Kucherov, this was Kucherov's eighth hat-trick in the regular season, on par …
Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning’s 8-3 romp over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a natural hat trick and an assist — all in the third period — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth victory in five…
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Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres
Nikita Kucherov had a natural hat trick and an assist — all in the third period — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth victory in five games. Kucherov, the Russian…
Kucherov’s 3rd-period natural hat trick powers Lightning past Sabres 8-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a natural hat trick and an assist — all in the third period — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth victory in five…
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