Hats fly: Pius Suter shines with NHL hat trick

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Pius Suter scores a hat trick in the NHL for the second time. Despite the Zurich native’s three goals, the Vancouver Canucks lose their home game against the St. Louis Blues 3-4 after extra time.

Pius Suter is the big figure for the Canucks in the final third. First he scored from close range to make the score 1:2 and 2:3, before saving the home side with the aim of making it 3:3 in extra time 52 seconds before the end of regular time. The hats fly accordingly, and one even stays down, creating a funny scene right in front of the siren.

In extra time, Brayden Schenn took the decision after just under two minutes and secured the extra point for the guests.

For Suter it is the first hat trick as a player for the Canucks, for whom he has been hunting for goals since this season. Exactly three years ago, the striker from Zurich scored three goals in one match, against the Chicago Blackhawks and against his future employer, the Detroit Red Wings. This season, Suter has 12 goals and 4 assists after 34 games.

For Vancouver, the team with the highest points in the competition, it is the first home defeat since the turn of the year after four previous victories.

Many Swiss defeats

It also means a defeat for the remaining Swiss who will be in action on Wednesday. Nino Niederreiter and the Winnipeg Jets lose the Canadian game against the Toronto Maple Leafs 0-1. Kevin Fiala and the Los Angeles Kings lost 3-5 at home to the Buffalo Sabers. And Janis Moser with the Arizona Coyotes had to admit a 2:6 defeat to the Florida Panthers, as did Philipp Kuraschew with the Chicago Blackhawks against the Seattle Kraken, who had previously won in four games. With his 16th assist of the season, Kuraschew still manages to achieve a small sense of achievement. (SDA/dti)

Source : Blick