Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov scored a genuine hat-trick in the third period as Carolina was defeated 4–1 in tonight's NHL.
Tampa's Swedish captain Victor Hedman contributed with three assists.
After the win against Carolina Hurricanes, he and his teammates were eager to head home to storm-hit Florida, following Hurricane Milton's passage on Thursday night.
I think most of the guys have received reports about their own properties, said Hedman after the match, referring to the storm that caused extensive damage in the Tampa area.
We'll see when we get home, but we're super happy to get home and hopefully be able to continue our lives again. Hopefully, we're done with storms for this year, he continued according to the league's website.
