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NHL scores: Kucherov’s 3rd-period natural hat trick powers Lightning past Sabres 8-3

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 12). NHL scores: Kucherov’s 3rd-period natural hat trick powers Lightning past Sabres 8-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl-scores-kucherov-s-3rd-period-natural-hat-trick-powers-lightning-past-sabres-8-3/article_c9cbd058-b40b-55c0-8906-c6a49008a26c.html

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Nikita Kucherov led the Tampa Bay Lightning to an 8-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night, scoring a natural hat trick in the third period along with an assist. Brandon Hagel and John Carlson also contributed multiple points for the Lightning, who won their fourth game in five outings. Despite the comeback attempt by the Sabres, led by Tage Thompson’s goal early in the third period, Kucherov took control of the game with consecutive goals to secure the win.
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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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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.
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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
Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the second period, Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves and New York beat Calgary for its fourth victory in five games. asserted
York → score → games
Tye Kartye, into an empty net, also scored for New York (11-8-1). asserted
Kartye → score → York
Adam Klapka scored for Calgary (8-10-1). asserted
Klapka → score → Calgary
Devin Cooley stopped 21 shots. asserted
Cooley → stop → shots
Zibanejad opened the scoring 59 seconds into the second period. asserted
Zibanejad → open → period
Halfway through the second, Zibanejad fired a one-timer on a power play past Cooley after being setup on a cross-ice pass from Pavel Dorofeyev. asserted
Zibanejad → fire → Dorofeyev
Glenn Gawdin, who broke into the NHL with the Flames, made his New York debut at fourth-line center. asserted
who → break → center
Evan Bouchard scored on a one-timer from the left side 47 seconds into overtime and Edmonton beat Philadelphia for its third straight victory. asserted
Edmonton → score → victory
Bouchard leads NHL defenseman with 11 goals. asserted
Bouchard → lead → goals
Connor McDavid picked up an assist in the second period to extend his season-starting points streak to 20 games, tying his career high and becoming the eighth player in NHL history with multiple 20-game streaks. asserted
McDavid → pick → streaks
The Oilers captain leads the league with 49 points. asserted
captain → lead → points
Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton (14-3-3), which matched its second-best start in franchise history through 20 games. asserted
which → score → games
The Oilers are 12-0-2 when they score first this season. asserted
they → score → ?
Tristan Jarry made 30 saves to improve to 5-1-3. asserted
Jarry → make → 5
Tyson Foerster and Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia (5-10-6), which has lost four of its last five. asserted
which → score → five
Dan Vladar stopped 21 shots. asserted
Vladar → stop → shots
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