Mikey Eyssimont just scored a natural hat trick in 1:43 to lift the Providence Bruins past Hamilton 5-4, Jack Studley reports.
It happened tonight in the AHL, and it was the kind of finish that sends a bench into a frenzy. Eyssimont now has 13 goals on the season, and Providence won it in regulation.
Studley noted that the natural hat trick came in 1:43 and pulled the P-Bruins back from behind to beat Hamilton 5-4.
Mark Divver had the ending as it unfolded. Eyssimont tied the game at 4 with 1:08 left.
Then he did it again. Divver reported that Eyssimont scored with 25 seconds left, on Providence's 51st shot of the night, and called it a third-period hat trick.
All three goals came in the third period. That is a lot of pucks at the net before one finally decided it.
It has been an eventful day for the forward. Earlier, Divver reported that Mikey Eyssimont was back in the lineup after missing a game with a puck to the mouth.
Why Eyssimont is a name Bruins fans should watch
Here is the context. Eyssimont has no NHL games this season, and he has 269 NHL games behind him, with 33 goals and 74 points. This is a veteran who has done it at the top level and is now producing at a loud rate in Providence.
Some fans will push for a call-up after a night like this. That is only speculation, and nothing has been reported.
The big club doesn't exactly need a rescue. The Bruins are 12-4-1, first in the Atlantic Division and second in the NHL, and they won 6-2 in Pittsburgh on Thursday with goals from Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten, two bottom-six forwards.
Still, depth gets tested over a long season. A forward who can score three times in under two minutes is exactly the type of name that comes up when injuries hit, and nobody has to apologize for noticing.
Boston plays Florida on Sunday. Providence moves on to Belleville, and Eyssimont will be the first name on every scouting report.
Quick hits
ANAHEIM DUCKSLeo Carlsson has reached 100 NHL assists, and he got there tonight in Calgary, the team's official account confirmed. A nice round number for a young center.
CALGARY FLAMESKevin Bahl is out with a lower body injury and won't play tonight against the Ducks, the Flames announced. The blue line takes a hit before puck drop.
WASHINGTON CAPITALSSpencer Carbery pushed back on the questions about Logan Thompson, saying the goalie has been "solid" even as his numbers slide. Coaches always back their goalie until they can't.
DETROIT RED WINGSChris Johnston said tonight that the Simon Edvinsson situation could last until Dec. 1. That is a long time for this one to hang over the room.
NASHVILLE PREDATORSVitali Pinchuk scored his first NHL goal Thursday night, a tight-angle backhander that had the Predators ahead in Colorado. Nobody forgets the first one.
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