Six games on the schedule on Wednesday night, and the evening already delivered an offensive show in Buffalo. Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick, John Carlson collected five points and the Rangers won in Calgary. Here is the tour of the night, with four games still going as of this writing, at 11:45 p.m.
Lightning 8, Sabres 3: Kucherov triples up, Carlson on fire
Nikita Kucherov scored three times, his 6th, 7th and 8th goals of the season, and added an assist, while John Carlson added a goal and four assists. Jake Guentzel collected four assists, Brandon Hagel scored twice, his 10th and 11th goals, and added an assist, and Anthony Cirelli added three assists. Scott Sabourin and Yanni Gourde rounded out the scoring for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves on 31 shots. For the 
Sabres, Josh Doan, Jason Zucker and Tage Thompson, with his 11th goal of the season, scored. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was pulled after 9 saves on 14 shots, and Colten Ellis made 5 saves on 8 shots.
Rangers 3, Flames 1: Zibanejad doubles up in Calgary
Mika Zibanejad scored twice, his 4th and 5th goals of the season, on passes from Alexis Lafrenière, who collected two assists. Tye Kartye rounded out the scoring into an empty net, his 7th goal of the season. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win. Adam Klapka was the only Calgary scorer, with his 4th goal of the season, and Devin Cooley made 21 saves on 23 shots.
Flyers 2, Oilers 2: overtime in progress
As of this writing, Philadelphia and Edmonton are tied 2 to 2 in overtime. Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton, his 2nd and 3rd goals of the season. Tyson Foerster and Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia.
Utah 2, Golden Knights 4: Vegas leads in the second period
Vegas leads 4 to 2 over Utah after two periods. Jack Eichel, with his 9th goal, Victor Olofsson, with his 5th, and Ivan Barbashev, twice, scored for the 
Golden Knights. Lawson Crouse and Jack McBain scored for Utah.
Predators 2, Ducks 1: Nashville leads in the second period
Nashville leads 2 to 1 in Anaheim in the second period. Cutter Gauthier scored his 16th goal of the season for the Ducks. Jayden Struble and Nils Hoglander scored for Nashville.
Penguins 1, Sharks 0: Pittsburgh leads in the second period
Pittsburgh leads 1 to 0 in San Jose in the second period, on a goal from Samuel Girard, his 2nd of the season, with assists from Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang.
What it means for your pool
Kucherov and Carlson are the must-have names after this night, and Hagel keeps up his big season with 11 goals already. Guentzel is handing out helpers at a wild pace, Zibanejad woke up with two goals and Korpisalo just put together another solid outing. Vasilevskiy steadied the ship after a tough opening for his team. Keep an eye on the four games still going, Hyman could add to his night in Edmonton.
Sources
The facts in this article come from the NHL API and the game summaries on NHL.com.
