THREE STARS
1. Tyler Ennis, Toronto Maple Leafs
Ennis recorded his first career hat trick during the Maple Leafs’ 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Toronto jumped on Calgary with a 3-0 first period lead as Ennis picked up his first two of the night in a span of 7:25. His 12th goal of the season early in the third period sealed the three-goal night, much to the delight of the large number of Leafs fans inside the Saddledome. Zach Hyman got in on the scoring fun with a pair as Mitch Marner had a hand in both of his goals and later added one of his own.
2. Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers
Draisaitl extended his point streak to 11 games with a shorthanded goal and an assist during a 4-3 Oilers win over the Buffalo Sabres. Edmonton fell behind 3-1 after the first period before storming back with three goals in a 3:26 span late in the second period. Draisaitl recorded his 42nd assist of the season on Darnell Nurse’s tying goal. He now has 17 goals in his last 19 games.
3. Mikko Koskinen, Edmonton Oilers
After a rough first period, Koskinen settled down and made 24 saves over the final 40 minutes to give him 35 saves on the night. Koskinen has now won his last three starts, two of which required him to stop at least 35 shots.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIGHT
Draisaitl tallied his 41st of the season shorthanded via this pretty play with Connor McDavid:
Oh, no, Jason Pominville:
FACTOIDS OF THE NIGHT
• “Buffalo dropped to 2-7-1 in its past 10, and is 13-22-6 since a franchise-record-matching 10-game win streak in November.” (AP)
Mitch Marner became the first @MapleLeafs player to reach the 80-point mark in a season since Phil Kessel did so in 2013-14 (37-43—80 in 82 GP). #NHLStats #TORvsCGY pic.twitter.com/d5UWdx9Vdp
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 5, 2019
Mitch Marner in 2018-2019:
— Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) March 5, 2019
Four-point games: 1
Three-point games: 10
Two-point games: 14
Total multi-point games: 25#leafs #flames
SCORES
Oilers 4, Sabres 3
Maple Leafs 6, Flames 2
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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.