Faksa, Stars end winning streaks by Golden Knights

Radek Faksa and the Dallas Stars made quick work of the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
Faksa had a natural hat trick, scoring three goals in a span of 6:46 during the second period, to help lift the Stars to
a 3-0 win
at T-Mobile Arena. Dallas ended the Golden Knights' eight-game winning streak at home and five-game overall winning streak.

It was the fifth-fastest hat trick in Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars history and the second-fastest natural hat trick after Bill Goldsworthy, who did it in 5:32 against the Los Angeles Kings on
Dec. 11, 1973
.
Faksa scored his second and third goals eight seconds apart, becoming the second player in Stars/Minnesota North Stars history to score twice in a span of eight seconds or less. Goldsworthy did it in seven seconds against the Kings on
Nov. 27, 1971
.
Faksa had the second hat trick in as many games for the Stars; Tyler Seguin scored three times against the Calgary Flames on Nov. 24.
Faksa and Seguin became the third set of Stars/North Stars teammates to have hat tricks in consecutive team games and first since Dino Ciccarelli and Scott Bjugstad did so on for Minnesota on March 17 and 19, 1986.
Ben Bishop also made history, finishing with 34 saves to become the first goalie to shut out the Golden Knights.

Latest challenge for Penguins: Win without Murray

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray will be out week to week after a collision with Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub Voracek on Monday. But as NHL.com Columnist Nick Cotsonika notes, the Penguins have
found a way
to win in the situation before.

Red Wings fan is superstar on Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night

Noah Gochanour, 11, was the
star of the show
on the Detroit Red Wings Hockey Fights Cancer Night on Tuesday.

Rinne robs Wingels to help preserve Predators win

Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne flashed his right pad to stop Chicago Blackhawks forward Tommy Wingels and help preserve
a 3-2 win
.

McDavid wearing wrong-sized skate?

Connor McDavid is one of the world's best skaters, but according to one well-meaning skating-rink worker in Boston, the Edmonton Oilers' center has been wearing skates that are
the wrong size
.

Quick lays out to stop Larkin

Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin had a wide-open net to shoot at, but Jonathan Quick flashed the glove to keep the Los Angeles Kings within a goal in the second period of their eventual
4-1 win
.

Flyers fans read lineup, drop ceremonial puck on HFC Night

Madeline Swenson, 10, and DJ Allen, 12,
read the starting lineup
for the Philadelphia Flyers, and Swenson dropped puck during a ceremonial face-off on her birthday as part of the Flyers Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Night.

Ehlers fights cancer with haircut

Nikolaj Ehlers showed his support for the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer initiative with
a creative design
of his hair.

Panarin snipes shootout clincher

Artemi Panarin patiently outwaited Carolina Hurricanes goalie Scott Darling in the second round of the shootout to help lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to
a 3-2 win
.

Drouin wipes out at Canadiens practice

Jonathan Drouin was rushing to be on time for Montreal Canadiens practice, but he
forgot something
on his way to the ice: his skate blades.

Andersen robs Tkachuk

Frederik Andersen kicks out his right leg to take a sure goal away from Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk in the Toronto Maple Leafs'
4-1 win
.