Panthers make NHL history with natural hat trick streak — SkimNews
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- Carter Verhaeghe scored a natural hat trick and Sam Bennett netted his first three goals of the season as the Florida Panthers routed the Seattle Kraken 8-3 in Sunrise on Saturday night.
- Brady Tkachuk had natural hat tricks in the two previous games (vs. Columbus on Tuesday, vs. Vancouver on Thursday), completing the three-game streak that the source notes is the first of its kind in NHL history.
- Niko Mikkola and Sam Reinhart also scored for Florida, with Matthew Tkachuk chipping in three assists; Bennett opened the scoring just 1:05 into the game.
- Florida became only the third team in 30 years to record hat tricks in three straight games — the 1992 Calgary Flames and 1982 Edmonton Oilers each had four-game stretches.
- The Panthers now have four hat tricks this season, all in the last three games — matching their combined total from the previous three regular seasons.
- Former Panthers forward Mackie Samoskevich made his return to Florida after a June trade that sent him to Seattle for a pair of picks; the source notes one of those picks was used the same day to help complete the Brady Tkachuk acquisition from Ottawa.
- Frederick Gaudreau, Shane Wright, and Ryker Evans scored for Seattle, with Kaapo Kakko and Berkly Catton each posting two-assist nights.
Why it matters: A defending Stanley Cup champion just matched its three-season combined hat trick output in three straight games — Florida's offensive depth is producing at a historic rate early in the season, and the record-setting streak signals real scoring threats across multiple lines rather than relying on one star.
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