Haaland's was the first debut hat-trick to be completed before half-time. Lewandowski set a new record with four in 16 minutes at Crvena Zvezda, overtaking Ronaldo's feat of 21 minutes either side ...

The core is in place with Mathew Barzal and Bo Horvat leading the forwards while Ilya Sorokin is in the net, and adding more young skaters to the roster will only make it better in the future.

Smith, a forward, will be a healthy scratch for the third consecutive game because of roster management purposes; the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is Friday at 3 p.m. ET. … Kreider, a forward, was on ...