Seguin’s hat trick helps Dallas win
Tyler Seguin had three goals and two assists to lead the host Dallas Stars to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
Jamie Benn, Alex Goligoski and Ryan Garbutt also scored for Dallas, which built a 5-0 lead while improving to 9-3-2 in its past 14 games.
Seguin scored twice in the first period, and completed his hat trick at 12:53 of the third. His third three-goal game this season tied Bill Guerin and Mike Modano for the Stars record.
“Until I saw it on the board, I wasn’t aware,” he said.
He was especially pleased to be in the company of Modano, whose No. 9 will be retired at the Stars’ game Saturday.
“It’s awesome,” Seguin said. “I talk a lot with him when he comes to game. He tells me a couple of things about my game.”
Canucks goalie Eddie Lack stopped only 12 of 17 shots before he was pulled.
“It feels like we’re ready when the game starts, and then we kind of just collapsed today,” Lack said. “For me, I kind of just have to look at myself tonight ... and have to be better.”
Kings 3, Jets 1:
Mike Richards scored the winner on a Winnipeg giveaway as visiting Los Angeles extended its winning streak to six games. … Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg’s secondline center, sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. He is out for at least four weeks and possibly the rest of the regular season.
Blues 2, Predators 1:
Ryan Miller stopped 20 shots to improve to 3-0 since being acquired from Buffalo as St. Louis won in Nashville. … Ian Cole and Magnus Paajarvi scored the Blues’ goals. …The Predators have scored just one goal in each of their last three games, all losses.
Blackhawks 6, Blue Jackets 1:
Andrew Shaw and Jonathan Toews scored two goals apiece for host Chicago. … Ryan Johansen scored his 25th goal for Columbus, which had won three in a row. … Sergei Bobrovsky made 14 stops before he was pulled during the Blackhawks’ three-goal second period.
Avalanche 3, Red Wings 2:
Andre Benoit scored with 31.4 seconds left in overtime to lift Colorado past host Detroit. … Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 35 saves for the Avalanche, who have won four straight.
Coyotes 5, Canadiens 2:
Radim Vrbata scored two goals and host Phoenix bounced back from a shaky second period to beat Montreal, the Coyotes’ first win over the Canadiens since 1998. … Phoenix built a 3-1 first-period lead, then was outshot 12-1 in the second period as Montreal closed its gap to 3-2.
Oilers 3, Islanders 2:
Taylor Hall scored the overtime winner as host Edmonton rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat New York. … Ryan Smyth and Philip Larsen also scored for the Oilers, who are 7-2-2 in their past 11 games.
Bruins 3, Capitals 0:
Tuukka Rask stopped 16 shots for his 22nd career shutout as host Boston beat Washington. … Gregory Campbell, Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand had the Bruins’ goals.
Sabres 3, Lightning 1:
Jhonas Enroth made 43 saves as visiting Buffalo beat Tampa Bay. … Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, who returned after missing 45 games because of a broken leg, had five shots in 21:03 of ice time.