The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 8-3 on Nov. 12 as Nikita Kucherov scored three goals in the third period, according to ESPN's scoreboard and match report.
The Lightning earned their fourth victory in five games, with Kucherov also providing an assist in the final period. His natural hat trick meant he scored three consecutive goals without another player scoring between them.
The teams played at KeyBank Center before 19,070 spectators. Tampa Bay's record stood at 12-4-2 after the victory, while Buffalo's stood at 8-7-3.
The Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to six games with a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on the same date.
Shane Wright, Nils Hoglander and Jayden Struble each contributed a goal and an assist for Nashville. The game drew 17,174 spectators, leaving the Predators with a 10-4-5 record and the Ducks at 10-8-1.
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime at Rogers Place, securing their third consecutive victory. Evan Bouchard scored the winner 47 seconds into the extra period.
Bouchard scored with a one-timer from the left side. The attendance was 18,347, and Edmonton finished the game with a 14-3-3 record, while Philadelphia stood at 5-10-6.
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in a shootout at SAP Center at San Jose. Ben Kindel scored in regulation and supplied the only goal of the shootout.
Pittsburgh surrendered a two-goal lead in the third period before winning the tiebreaker. The game drew 17,435 spectators, with the Penguins' record at 7-10-2 and the Sharks' at 8-11-2.
The New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome for their fourth victory in five games. Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the second period.
Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for New York in front of 17,298 spectators. The Rangers' record stood at 11-8-1 after the win, while the Flames' stood at 8-10-1.
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena. Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the second period, while Mark Stone provided an early assist.
Stone moved within two points of breaking Vegas' career scoring record. The attendance was 17,186, and the Golden Knights finished with a 13-5-2 record, while Utah stood at 10-8-1.
