Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres
(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 games.
Key points
- Josh Doan, Jason Zucker and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who have lost three of their last four.
- Kucherov, the Russian star who requested a trade Oct.
- Brandon Hagel scored twice, John Carlson had a goal and four assists, and Scott Sabourin and Yanni Gourde also scored.
30, had his eighth NHL hat trick after the Sabres scored three in a row to cut it to 4-3.
Thompson cut it to 4-3 33 seconds into the third period, but Kucherov soon took over, scoring his first two in a 2:46 span.
Additional details
- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made nine saves on 14 shots and Colten Ellis stopped five of eight shots in relief.
- Jake Guentzel had four assists, and Anthony Cirelli added three, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.
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