WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in ... it was 5-0 after two," Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes said. "Obviously, this is a disappointing result."

Connor records 6th career hat trick in a 6-1 victory

Winnipeg’s goal scorers were Kyle Connor (3), Neal Pionk ... He started the game alongside Quinn Hughes and played 20:50. Now, the Canucks are only one player away from being fully healthy.

WINNIPEG --Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in a ... five after two,” Canucks captain Quinn Hughes said. “You can’t just look at the start… I would say the whole 60 (minutes).”

Each year, the top forty-five American NHL draft-eligible hockey players face off in the All-American Game. Key participants this year include Jack Murtagh and William Moore, both recently named top-32 prospects on NHL Central Scouting’s midterm rankings.

After yet another loss with the Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard begins feeling homesick. He calls up his friend, Macklin Celebrini, who gives him the idea to request a trade back home. They are joined by other BC-based players such as Sam Reinhart, Mathew Barzal, and Morgan Rielly.

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night.

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Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for his second career shutout and Adam Gaudette's second period goal was the only one to beat Marcus Hogberg as the Ottawa Senators snapped the Isles' three-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory before a crowd of 15,101 at UBS Arena.

We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so ...