Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Buffalo Sabres 8 to 3: Kucherov Scores 3 Straight Goals in the Third Period as Carlson Reaches 800 Career Points in a 5 Point Night
Buffalo, New York - The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8 to 3 on the road in Buffalo on November 11.
According to the Reuters sports summary, Tampa Bay nearly gave up a four goal lead after Tage Thompson cut it to 4 to 3 early in the third period. Nikita Kucherov then scored three straight goals in the third period, at 1:25, 4:11 and 14:13, to push the lead to 7 to 3.
According to the NHL report on the Lightning site, it was the third natural hat trick of Kucherov's career, the most in team history, and his eighth hat trick overall, tying Martin St. Louis for second in team history.
Defenseman John Carlson finished with one goal and four assists for the first five point game of his career. According to the NHL report, his fifth point was also the 800th point of his NHL career, making him the fifth United States born defenseman to reach the mark.
The NHL report said Tampa Bay improved to 12-4-2 with the win. Anthony Cirelli played his 600th NHL game, becoming the tenth player in franchise history to reach 600 games.
Tampa Bay next visits the Columbus Blue Jackets, with the schedule as announced by the league.
Source: NHL
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Photo: 图：库切罗夫本人在 AHL 时期（锡拉丘兹撞击队）的存档比赛画面。来源：TheAHL，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0。 / Photo: Nikita Kucherov during his AHL days with the Syracuse Crunch (file photo). Source: TheAHL, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
