Nico Hischier’s natural hat trick in the second period helped the New Jersey Devils win 5-2 over the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.
This was Hischier’s first career hat trick in his eighth NHL season, ending his 10-game goal drought in impressive style. Despite the dry spell, Hischier leads the Devils with 13 goals this season.
Erik Haula and Justin Dowling also scored for New Jersey, and Johnathan Kovacevic had two assists. Goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves on 21 shots. The Devils are on a three-game winning streak, with an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games.
Filip Forsberg and Zachary L’Heureux scored for the Predators, who are 2-3-2 in their last seven games. Goalie Juuse Saros saved 26 of 30 shots before being replaced by Scott Wedgewood in the third period, who stopped all 15 shots he faced.
Lightning 8, Avalanche 2
Anthony Cirelli extended his goal streak to six games, and Brandon Hagel recorded four assists in the Lightning’s dominant win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Cirelli scored with just 14 seconds left in the first period, setting the NHL’s longest goal streak this season. Hagel set a franchise record with four assists in the first period and added another in the second.
For Colorado, Ivan Ivan scored twice. Goalie Justus Annunen was pulled after allowing three goals in the first period, and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 14 shots in relief.
Blues 5, Rangers 2
Brayden Schenn scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lead the St. Louis Blues to a win over the New York Rangers, who are in a slump.
The Blues won just one day after firing coach Drew Bannister and hiring Jim Montgomery. Schenn’s goal came 72 seconds into the final period, and Zack Bolduc scored two goals in his first career multi-goal game.
Will Cuylle had two goals for the Rangers, but they lost their third consecutive game. The Rangers are 7-7-0 after starting the season with a six-game points streak.
Jets 4, Wild 1
Alex Iafallo scored twice to help the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.
Nino Niederreiter and Adam Lowry also scored for Winnipeg, who leads the NHL with an 18-4-0 record. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 43 saves, improving to 15-2-0 this season.
Jake Middleton scored for Minnesota. Goalie Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 shots but dropped to 9-4-3.
Kraken 3, Ducks 2
Shane Wright scored a goal and assisted on another in his return to the lineup, leading Seattle to a win over Anaheim in the first game of their home-and-home series.
Andre Burakovsky and Brandon Montour also scored for the Kraken. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 21 saves in his sixth win in the past seven games.
Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano scored for the Ducks, who lost their second consecutive game. Goalie Lukas Dostal saved 25 of 28 shots.
Hurricanes 6, Stars 4
Martin Necas scored the game-winning goal on a power play with 2:07 left, and Sebastian Aho had a goal and three assists as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied past the Dallas Stars.
Seth Jarvis scored a short-handed goal and had two assists, while Necas, Shayne Gostisbehere, Brent Burns, and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina. Goaltender Spencer Martin made 15 saves.
Mason Marchment, Tyler Seguin, and Miro Heiskanen each had a goal and an assist for Dallas, but Jake Oettinger made 28 saves in a losing effort.
Golden Knights 5, Flyers 4 (SO)
Jack Eichel scored the only goal in the shootout as the Vegas Golden Knights came from behind to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers.
Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and an assist in regulation for Vegas. Goalie Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves and stopped two shots in the shootout.
Philadelphia got goals and assists from Morgan Frost and Emil Andrae, while goalie Ivan Fedotov saved 26 shots.
Capitals 4, Panthers 1
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added two assists to lead Washington past Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Lars Eller scored two goals for the Capitals, while Ivan Miroshnichenko also netted one in an empty-net finish. Goalie Logan Thompson made 20 saves.
Florida’s Niko Mikkola scored their only goal, and backup goalie Spencer Knight made 27 saves.
Red Wings 4, Islanders 2
Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each scored in the third period to lead Detroit to a comeback win over New York.
This marked the second time in five days that Detroit beat the Islanders after trailing in the third period. Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson also scored, and Alex Lyon made 27 saves.
Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri scored for New York, who lost a third-period lead for the fourth time in their last five games.
Senators 4, Flames 3
Drake Batherson and Brady Tkachuk each scored a goal and assisted on another, and Cole Reinhardt scored his first NHL goal as the Ottawa Senators snapped a five-game losing streak with a win over Calgary.
Adam Gaudette also scored, and Ridly Greig and Jake Sanderson each had two assists. Goaltender Anton Forsberg made 24 saves.
Jonathan Huberdeau, Yegor Sharangovich, and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames, who had their four-game win streak snapped. Goalie Dustin Wolf made 26 saves.
Sharks 7, Kings 2
Macklin Celebrini and Timothy Liljegren combined for three goals in the first 3:43 of the third period, and the San Jose Sharks broke a three-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles.
Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, scored twice and added an assist for his first career three-point game. Nico Sturm, Fabian Zetterlund, Alexander Wennberg, and Luke Kunin also scored. Yaroslav Askarov made 22 saves.
Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Brandt Clarke scored once, and Adrian Kempe had two assists for Los Angeles. Goalie David Rittich stopped 14 shots in a losing effort.
