|
Pavel Bure is the only other Panthers player
ever to record consecutive hat tricks, accomplishing the feat in
February 2001. But Bure scored 437 career goals, including 60
each in back-to-back seasons. Acciari, meanwhile, has just 29
goals in five seasons.
His improbable barrage started right after Panthers coach Joel
Quenneville adjusted all four of his lines on Monday, and the
unit of Acciari, Jonathan Huberdeau and Vincent Trocheck has
erupted with a combined eight goals and 18 points in two games.
Huberdeau, Trocheck, Anton Stralman and Colton Sceviour also
scored for the Panthers. Huberdeau had three assists, Trocheck
and Aleksander Barkov had two apiece, and Acciari had one.
Dallas got two goals from Tyler Seguin and one each from Jamie
Benn and Denis Gurianov. Corey Perry added two assists.
Penguins 5, Oilers 2
Five Pittsburgh players scored, and goaltender Tristan Jarry
made 26 saves as the visiting Penguins continued their mastery
of Edmonton.
Chad Ruhwedel, Joseph Blandisi, Jared McCann, Kris Letang and
Brandon Tanev scored for Pittsburgh, which extended its point
streak against the Oilers to 19 games (15-0-4), a franchise
record and the longest active stretch in the NHL.
Zack Kassian and Riley Sheahan scored for Edmonton, which
dropped to 1-5-1 in its past seven games. Goalie Mike Smith,
making his first start since allowing six goals in a loss to
Minnesota on Dec. 12, stopped 21 of 25 shots.
Capitals 6, Devils 3
Nicklas Backstrom recorded four points to give him 900 in his
career, and Washington beat New Jersey as Backstrom had two
goals and two assists in Newark, N.J.
His 900th point came on the night he and Alex Ovechkin became
the 21st set of NHL teammates to play 900 games together.
Ovechkin and John Carlson added a goal and an assist each. Jonas
Siegenthaler and Richard Panik also scored, and Ilya Samsonov
made 24 saves. Kyle Palmieri scored for the third straight game
for New Jersey, which was looking for its first three-game
winning streak of the season. Blake Coleman and Miles Wood also
scored.
Maple Leafs 6, Rangers 3
William Nylander had two goals and an assist to lift Toronto to
a win at New York.
Toronto's Mitch Marner also scored twice, Auston Matthews had
two assists, Ilya Mikheyev a goal and assist, and Pierre Engvall
also scored. Frederik Andersen made 19 saves for the Maple
Leafs, who have won five of their past six.
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist, Brady Skjei and Ryan
Strome also scored, and Alexandar Georgiev made 34 saves for the
Rangers, who have dropped three in a row overall and four
straight at home.
--Field Level Media
[© 2019 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2019 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
 |
|
