NHL roundup: Jack Quinn scores first hat trick as Sabres keep rolling

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quinn-jack/OdqJSbeb/"]Jack Quinn[/a] finished the game with three goals and an assist in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Sabres[/a]' dominant 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. It is now the second time the Sabres have reached 40 wins in a season in the past 15 years. They now sit just two points below the Canes for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. [/p][embed guid="7d5123f8-d2f0-434f-9b0b-fe0bcd30b94c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKCGKdQQh7M" social-type="youtube" /][p]Over in Colorado, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcdavid-connor/0018zFz5/"]Connor McDavid[/a] (36) scored [a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvwJTkjbDjE&pp=0gcJCcUKAYcqIYzv" target="_blank"]the eventual game-winner[/a] that lifted the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Oilers[/a] to a 4-3 win over the NHL's best Avalanche. The win ended the Avs' five-game win streak as the Oilers sit three points behind the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Ducks[/a] for the Pacific Division lead.[/p][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Detroit[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verhaeghe-carter/hz451Q60/"]Carter Verhaeghe[/a] (19) scored back-to-back goals late in the final 1:30 of the third period to give the team a thrilling 4-3 win over the Red Wings, who still hold the top Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.[/p][embed guid="37351665-7911-4a57-88e3-7b3c11aca792" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tbb9PtZd7U" social-type="youtube" /][p]Staying out West, the Anaheim Ducks scored three straight goals in a 1:44 span during the second period of their 4-1 win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/winnipeg-jets/r3L8pAaJ/"]Winnipeg Jets[/a] as they maintain their lead in the Pacific Division. [/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Dallas Stars[/a] maintained their 13-point streak thanks to a pair of goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/back-oskar/UyuJdFFN/"]Oskar Back[/a] (5) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/benn-jamie/fabOFgOF/"]Jamie Benn[/a] (12) in the second period in their 2-1 win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vegas-golden-knights/fTT0TsUg/"]Vegas Golden Knights[/a]. [/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-rangers/O4zxeyWN/"]New York Rangers[/a] shut out the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/calgary-flames/EZekktRt/"]Calgary Flames[/a] 4-0 thanks to 21 saves from goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quick-jonathan/hbva3EAP/"]Jonathan Quick[/a] and a hat trick from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lafreniere-alexis/tGxLxpkq/"]Alexis Lafreniere[/a] (18). It's Quick's second shutout of the season, 65th of his career, while it was Lafreniere's second career hat trick.[/p][embed guid="6d03f2ac-beea-4753-8fa4-0d6267218003" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FRI3VXoAsQ" social-type="youtube" /][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Carolina[/a], the Canes blew a two-goal lead late in the third period but recovered with a 5-4 shootout win against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Pittsburgh Penguins[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svechnikov-andrei/6DbeHrlr/"]Andrei Svechnikov[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blake-jackson/8KcAGWiG/"]Jackson Blake[/a] scored in the shootout for Carolina as they maintain the top spot in the Eastern Conference. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/garland-conor/nPXjRrP8/"]Conor Garland[/a] (11) scored two goals in his second-straight game as the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-blue-jackets/0vCzmbQ5/"]Columbus Blue Jackets[/a] defeated the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-lightning/YVE3zk1c/"]Tampa Bay Lightning[/a] 5-2.[/p][p]Over in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]St. Louis[/a], the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-islanders/xESz5TGG/"]New York Islanders[/a] comletely the rally of the night after being down three goals to win it 4-3 over the St. Louis Blues. [/p][embed guid="eb8690e9-2cee-459e-9e6b-80a6e675de9c" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeyyAaiw1rw" social-type="youtube" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Minnesota Wild[/a] goaltender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustavsson-filip/2ejXWAlG/"]Filip Gustavsson[/a] recorded his fifth shutout of the season as his squad took down the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utah-mammoth/hnwxhtVp/"]Utah Mammoth[/a] 5-0, effectively ending their four-game point streak. [/p][p]In another incredible goalie performance, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-predators/QV0K6kn4/"]Nashville Predators[/a] earned a 4-2 win over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-kraken/MibYQ5nU/"]Seattle Kraken[/a] after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saros-juuse/QHmSpcA1/"]Juuse Saros[/a] recorded a whopping 43 saves. Nashville's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ufko-ryan/l8NH4Hbm/"]Ryan Ufko[/a] also scored his first career goal that put Nashville up 3-2 before heading into the third period.[/p]