NHL roundup: Panthers make history with third straight natural hat trick

By Field Level Media Oct 18 (Field Level Media) Carter Verhaeghe scored a natural hat trick as the Florida Panthers made NHL history in an 8-3 rout of the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday. The Panthers became the first team in NHL history to record natural hat tricks three consecutive goals by one player in three straight games. Brady Tkachuk accomplished the feat in Florida s previous two outings. Sam Bennett also tallied three times, while Matthew Tkachuk had three helpers, and younger brother Brady Tkachuk added two for the Panthers, who won their third in a row. Shane Wright, Frederick Gaudreau and Ryker Evans scored for Seattle, which finished a five-game trip with a 3-1-1 record. Berkly Catton and Kaapo Kakko each had two assists and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 37 shots. Flyers 3, Senators 1 Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone each recorded ​a goal and an assist as Philadelphia defeated visiting Ottawa for its first win of the season. Dan Vladar made 25 saves for the Flyers