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Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres

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Yerdon, J. (2026, November 12). Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/kucherov-has-natural-hat-trick-in-lightning-s-8-3-romp-over-sabres/article_2b1cb654-d1e6-51c7-a344-20bc20dbb441.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-12 · by Joe Yerdon

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Nikita Kucherov scored three consecutive goals to help the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Wednesday night. Kucherov, who had requested a trade earlier in October, achieved his eighth NHL hat trick in the third period after the Sabres had tied the game at 4-3 early in that frame. The Lightning's Brandon Hagel also scored twice, while Jake Guentzel and Anthony Cirelli contributed with multiple assists each. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves for Tampa Bay, who won their fourth game out of five.
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On Wednesday night, Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning had a natural hat trick and an assist in the third period, helping his team defeat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3. This victory marked the Lightning's fourth win in their last five games. Other scorers for the Lightning included Brandon Hagel (2 goals), John Carlson (1 goal, 4 assists), Scott Sabourin, Yanni Gourde, and Anthony Cirelli with three assists. The Sabres were led by Josh Doan, Jason Zucker, and Tage Thompson but lost their third game in four.

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Joe Yerdon
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Topics

BUFFALO N.Y. Sabres the Buffalo Sabres the Tampa Bay Lightning

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Sabres ORG · 3× Kucherov PERSON · 2× BUFFALO ORG · 1× Brandon Hagel PERSON · 1× N.Y. GPE · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Nikita Kucherov PERSON · 1× Russian NORP · 1× the Buffalo Sabres ORG · 1× the Tampa Bay Lightning ORG · 1×

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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 games.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
2026-11-12 · Toronto Star
NHL scores: Kucherov’s 3rd-period natural hat trick powers Lightning past Sabres 8-3 · assertive framing
2026-11-12 · Toronto Star
Kucherov has natural hat trick in Lightning's 8-3 romp over Sabres · assertive framing

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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 games. asserted
Lightning → have → games
Kucherov, the Russian star who requested a trade Oct. 30, had his eighth NHL hat trick after the Sabres scored three in a row to cut it to 4-3. asserted
Sabres → request → 4
Brandon Hagel scored twice, John Carlson had a goal and four assists, and Scott Sabourin and Yanni Gourde also scored. asserted
Sabourin → score → goal
Jake Guentzel had four assists, and Anthony Cirelli added three, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves. asserted
Vasilevskiy → have → saves
Josh Doan, Jason Zucker and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who have lost three of their last four. asserted
who → score → four
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made nine saves on 14 shots and Colten Ellis stopped five of eight shots in relief. asserted
Ellis → make → relief
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. asserted
Kucherov → cut → span
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