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

— 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.
Nov 12, 2026, 03:07 am - AP
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1st PeriodTBBUF
18:49Scott Sabourin (1)
Assists: Conor Geekie (1), Jake Guentzel (9)
10
19:38John Carlson (6) (Power Play)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (10), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (9)
20
2nd PeriodTBBUF
4:33Brandon Hagel (10)
Assists: Anthony Cirelli (7), John Carlson (6)
30
13:02Yanni Gourde (1)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (11), Sam O'Reilly (1)
40
15:54Josh Doan (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Josh Norris (2)
41
19:32Jason Zucker (2)
Assists: Noah Ostlund (7), Jack Quinn (8)
42
3rd PeriodTBBUF
0:33Tage Thompson (11)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Mattias Samuelsson (9)
43
1:25Nikita Kucherov (6)
Assists: Brandon Hagel (10), John Carlson (7)
53
4:11Nikita Kucherov (7)
Assists: John Carlson (8), Anthony Cirelli (8)
63
14:13Nikita Kucherov (8) (Power Play)
Assists: John Carlson (9), Jake Guentzel (12)
73
15:06Brandon Hagel (11)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov (18), Anthony Cirelli (9)
83

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Olen Zellweger Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Josh Norris Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Jeff Viel
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Jeff Viel
  • Zach Metsa shot blocked by Tage Thompson
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson Hooking against John Carlson
  • Ryan McLeod Backhand Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Jake Guentzel
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Cernak
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Quinn hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Pontus Holmberg shot blocked by Noah Ostlund
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Conor Geekie
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Norris hit J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Josh Doan Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Sam Carrick hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Ryan McLeod hit J.J. Moser
  • Josh Norris hit Pontus Holmberg
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Sam Carrick hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Peyton Krebs hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Conor Geekie
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Erik Cernak
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Brandon Hagel
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Josh Doan Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Josh Norris (2)
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jason Zucker faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
  • Jason Zucker hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jason Zucker Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (7), Jack Quinn (8)
  • Peyton Krebs hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Tage Thompson Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Mattias Samuelsson (9)
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
  • Tyson Kozak Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Conor Timmins Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Carrick Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Noah Ostlund faceoff won against Conor Geekie
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Josh Norris Roughing against J.J. Moser
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zach Benson Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ryan McLeod Slashing against Victor Hedman
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Zach Metsa Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tyson Kozak Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Jack Quinn Interference against Pontus Holmberg
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Peyton Krebs hit John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Olen Zellweger
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jason Zucker
  • Zach Metsa Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Beck Malenstyn Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Conor Geekie
  • Zach Metsa Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Benches
  • Brandon Hagel Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Anthony Cirelli Batted saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Icing
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • J.J. Moser Snap Shot Short
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • High Stick
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Icing
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Conor Geekie hit Olen Zellweger
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Conor Geekie hit Tyson Kozak
  • Victor Hedman hit Sam Carrick
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Sam O'Reilly faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Sam O'Reilly hit Conor Timmins
  • J.J. Moser hit Peyton Krebs
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Metsa
  • J.J. Moser hit Olen Zellweger
  • Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Noah Ostlund
  • TV Timeout
  • Sam O'Reilly faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Jake Guentzel Deflected saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Conor Geekie Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ilya Mikheyev Tip-In High and Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Erik Cernak Tripping against Tage Thompson
  • TV Timeout
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Sam O'Reilly hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Scott Sabourin hit Conor Timmins
  • Jeff Viel hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Puck in Netting
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Olen Zellweger
  • Pontus Holmberg Wrist Shot Short
  • Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Metsa
  • Ilya Mikheyev Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Scott Sabourin hit Sam Carrick
  • Icing
  • Yanni Gourde hit Peyton Krebs
  • Conor Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Scott Sabourin Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (1), Jake Guentzel (9)
  • Ilya Mikheyev hit Owen Power
  • John Carlson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (10), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (9)
  • Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev
  • Off-side
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Owen Power shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Jake Guentzel hit Jack Quinn
  • Zach Metsa shot blocked by Sam O'Reilly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Puck in Netting
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jack Quinn
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (7), John Carlson (6)
  • Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
  • Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Ryan McDonagh Tip-In Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Pontus Holmberg Holding the stick against Josh Norris
  • TV Timeout
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Icing
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Scott Sabourin hit Zach Benson
  • Off-side
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Off-side
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Olen Zellweger
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Yanni Gourde Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (11), Sam O'Reilly (1)
  • Timeout - Home
  • Scott Sabourin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Charle-Edouard D'Astous Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Ilya Mikheyev Roughing against Beck Malenstyn
  • TV Timeout
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Yanni Gourde hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Benches
  • Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Pontus Holmberg hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Icing
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (10), John Carlson (7)
  • Victor Hedman hit Josh Doan
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Zach Benson
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jeff Viel hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Conor Geekie hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Icing
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: John Carlson (8), Anthony Cirelli (8)
  • Brandon Hagel hit Tyson Kozak
  • J.J. Moser High-sticking against Josh Norris
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Owen Power
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Conor Geekie hit Tage Thompson
  • Jeff Viel hit Tage Thompson
  • TV Timeout
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam O'Reilly
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Giveaway by Ilya Mikheyev
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Scott Sabourin
  • Conor Geekie hit Olen Zellweger
  • Jeff Viel hit Olen Zellweger
  • Puck in Netting
  • TV Timeout
  • Sam O'Reilly faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Colten Ellis
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nikita Kucherov Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: John Carlson (9), Jake Guentzel (12)
  • Giveaway by Pontus Holmberg
  • Brandon Hagel Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (18), Anthony Cirelli (9)
  • Off-side
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Yanni Gourde Backhand saved by Colten Ellis
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Icing
  • Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Noah Ostlund
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jeff Viel hit Zach Metsa
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Conor Geekie faceoff won against Sam Carrick
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