Toronto forward Auston Matthews repeated the record Alexandra Ovechkina scoring his second consecutive hat-trick in an NHL game.
Toronto beat Minnesota 7-4 at home. Matthews scored a hat trick, the forward’s second in a row this NHL season. In the previous meeting, Matthews scored three goals against Montreal.
Thus, the Toronto striker repeated the feats of Alexander Ovechkin (2017/18 season), Cyril Denneny (1917/18), Joe Malone (1917/18) and Reg Noble (1917/18), who also scored three goals each two matches. of the season in a row.
In addition to Matthews, William Nylander (doubles), Tyler Bertuzzi and Calle Jernkrok scored for Toronto. In two matches this season, the Canadian club scored 12 goals.
Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov scored an assist in the first period.
Source : MatchTV
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