NHL roundup: John Tavares' hat trick carries Leafs over Sabres

Reuters - 16/12
John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.
December 16 - John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.
It was the 14th career hat trick for Tavares, who scored the final three goals of the game to turn a 3-2 deficit into the two-goal win. He capped the hat trick with an empty-netter with 2:12 left in the game.
Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson each had a goal and assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games. Toronto goaltender Dennis Hildeby made his third career NHL start and stopped 24 shots.
Jack Quinn had two goals and Alex Tuch scored once for the Sabres, who have dropped the first two of a three-game road trip and are winless in their last 10 overall (0-7-3).
Golden Knights 3, Wild 2
Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lift Vegas over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Shea Theodore notched a goal and an assist for Vegas, which bounced back from a loss in Edmonton one day earlier. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for Minnesota, which lost for t...
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