Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett each scored three goals as Florida routed Seattle 8-3 for its third straight win.
The Florida Panthers made history Saturday night in Sunrise, becoming the first team in NHL history to have a player record a natural hat trick in three straight games. Carter Verhaeghe took his turn this time, scoring three goals from late in the first period into early in the second, while Sam Bennett also notched a hat trick in the same game. Brady Tkachuk had done it for Florida in each of the two previous games.
The result was an 8-3 rout of the Kraken, extending the Panthers' winning streak to three. Bennett opened the scoring just 65 seconds into the game, a rare fast start for a team that had not scored first in any game this season aside from an overtime winner in the opener at Carolina. Seattle briefly tied it before Florida pulled away.
Matthew Tkachuk chipped in three assists but left the game late after colliding with Bennett. According to The Athletic, it is only the third time in the last 30 years that a team has produced three hat tricks across three straight games, underlining just how unusual Florida's recent scoring surge has been.