NHL roundup: Deslauriers scores
Ducks' fastest hat trick
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[March 11, 2020]
Nicolas Deslauriers' first NHL
hat trick was also the fastest hat trick in Ducks history, and
Anaheim earned a 5-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on
Tuesday.
Known more for his toughness than his offensive prowess over his
seven NHL seasons, Deslauriers had only 12 goals in 211 games
heading into Tuesday's play. Against Ottawa, however, the forward
scored three consecutive goals within a span of 9:04 in the first
period.
His third goal came 11:49 into the game, breaking the Anaheim record
for quickest hat trick set by Teemu Selanne, who had three goals in
the first 12:58 on Nov. 10, 1997, against the visiting San Jose
Sharks.
Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rakell scored the Ducks' other two
goals, both on power plays. Rakell also had an assist, giving him
seven points (two goals, five assists) over his last four games.
Brady Tkachuk and Colin White each had a goal and an assist for the
Senators.
Penguins 5, Devils 2
Evgeni Malkin scored two third-period goals and added an assist as
Pittsburgh broke a two-game losing streak by wining in Newark, N.J.

Kris Letang had a goal and an assist, and Evan Rodrigues and Justin
Schultz also scored for Pittsburgh, which had lost eight of its
previous 10 but hit 40 wins for the 13th consecutive 82-game season.
Penguins goaltender Matt Murray made 20 saves. Miles Wood and Nikita
Gusev scored for the Devils, who had won two in a row and were 6-1-2
in their previous nine.
Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 1
Auston Matthews scored on a power play early in the third period,
and Toronto held on to defeat visiting Tampa Bay.
William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares and
Mitch Marner each had two assists as the Maple Leafs ended a
three-game losing streak.
Ondrej Palat scored for the Lightning, losers of two straight.
Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 2
Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist, and Justin Williams
scored for the fifth straight game as Carolina downed host Detroit
for its third win in a row.
Morgan Geekie scored his third goal in his second NHL game. Williams
has six goals during his hot streak. He scored the go-ahead goal in
the third period, one of the Hurricanes' four special teams tallies.
Nino Niederreiter also scored for Carolina, which got three assists
from Jake Gardiner and two from Teuvo Teravainen. Tyler Bertuzzi and
Christoffer Ehn scored for Detroit. Jonathan Bernier stopped 31
shots as the Red Wings saw their two-game winning streak end.
Canucks 5, Islanders 4 (SO)
J.T. Miller scored the lone goal in the shootout as Vancouver
defeated visiting New York.
Goaltender Thatcher Demko made 45 saves through regulation and
overtime and didn't allow a goal on three Islanders shootout
attempts as the Canucks won for just the second time in their past
seven games (2-5-0). Adam Gaudette, Tyler Toffoli, Zack MacEwen and
Bo Horvat scored in regulation for Vancouver.
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Ducks left wing Nicolas Deslauriers (20) chases down the puck in
front of Ottawa Senators defenseman Ron Hainsey (81) during the
third period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY
Sports

Brock Nelson scored twice, and Andrew Ladd and Jordan Eberle also
tallied for the Islanders, who took their season-high seventh
consecutive defeat (0-3-4). Goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 30
shots through regulation and overtime.
Bruins 2, Flyers 0
Matt Grzelcyk and Patrice Bergeron scored goals to lift visiting
Boston past Philadelphia.
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for his 50th career
shutout helping to snap the Flyers' nine-game winning streak.
The Bruins improved to 44-14-12 for a league-best 100 points. Boston
also pushed its road mark to 22-10-3.
Predators 4, Canadiens 2
Filip Forsberg had two goals with an assist during Nashville's
four-goal second period, and Juuse Saros made 32 saves while his
shutout streak ended as the visiting Predators beat Montreal for
their third straight victory.
Coming off back-to-back shutouts over Dallas, Saros went 181:07
without yielding a goal before Montreal's Artturi Lehkonen scored
amid heavy pressure at 2:45 into the third period.
Forsberg highlighted Nashville's breakout second period, which also
featured goals from Ryan Johansen and Calle Jarnkrok. Artturi
Lehkonen and Lukas Vejdemo were the Canadiens' goal-scorers, the
latter producing his first NHL goal in his seventh game.
Rangers 4, Stars 2
Mika Zibanejad reached 40 goals for the first time in his career,
rookie Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves, and New York opened a
three-game road trip with the victory over slumping Dallas.

Zibanejad scored a goal for the 11th game in a span of 12 games,
joining Andy Bathgate (1962-63) as the only players in team history
to accomplish that feat, according to NHL Stats and Information. He
has 16 goals in the 12-game span.
The Rangers got two goals from rookie Kaapo Kakko and a goal and an
assist from Andy Fox. Dallas lost its season-high sixth straight
game (0-4-2) despite third-period goals from Roope Hintz and Andrew
Cogliano.
--Field Level Media
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