Carolina Hurricanes' forward Martin Necas scored a natural hat trick in just 14:59 of the first period against the Colorado Avalanche, propelling the team to a 3-0 lead. Necas' initial goal occurred only 1:52 into the game, and the puck eluded Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev. His subsequent goals were scored in rapid succession, with the third tallying during a power play. The Avalanche narrowed the gap to 3-2 before the period concluded, with Zach Parise netting his first for the club during a 4-on-4, and Sam Girard scoring with 26.3 seconds left. Necas' hat trick is the second-fastest in Hurricanes' history, trailing only Cory Stillman's record set in 2007.
If the Hurricanes don't trade for a goalie they're admitting that they don't care about winning the Stanley Cup.
Martin Necas' hat trick is the second-fastest in #Canes history, bested only by Cory Stillman's on November 5, 2007. Stillman did it in just 11:28, leading the team to a 5-0 win over the Washington Capitals. 🤯 https://t.co/NrbaqPOuzd
1st period impressions: #Avs need to work on clearing the puck out of the zone down the edges, not the center. They are having huge problems getting past the Canes' blue line and their PP showed that. Use speed to your advantage #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/L40TNLkYyH
dear lord that last goal was atrocious https://t.co/EvaZe91nbs
The #Canes were just 30 seconds away from riding a Martin Necas natural hat trick back to the locker room and having a 3-0 lead to start the second. Instead, when the puck goes back down it's a 3-2 game. Great start, disastrous ending.
Awful end to what had been a super period for the Canes. Hat trick by Necas the difference.
Parise nails his first in an Avs sweater and then Girard throws it in from the blue line and suddenly the Avs are down by 1. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
And I wrote that before Sam Girard just scored from one stride past the red line. Holy shit, what a weird period. 3-2 Canes https://t.co/7rvZopLINw
I think Ray Whitney scored a natty in like two minutes for the Canes one time https://t.co/DTmwmR1MJB
Second time tonight that the Avs killed their own power play with a penalty in the OZ. Though they did get more than a minute and a half of nothing... 4v4 goal from Colorado that Kochetkov got a piece of before it bounced over him. Avs are so fast it's stupid.
#Avs take a penalty while on the power play for the second time this period. And then Zach Parise scores his first goal with the club while it's 4-on-4. 3-1 Canes with 26.3 left in a weird, wonky, wacky first period.
The Avalanche are on the board with just 26.3 seconds left in the first. Zach Parise nets his first of the season. 3-1.
Jesper Fast hooks Mikko and the Avs may have a chance to fight back on the PP #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The first career hat trick for Martin Necas and it took just 16:51 to do it. 👏 It's already a special night and there's lots of hockey left to play. https://t.co/lwGbFKGpg0
Martin Necas with a natural hat trick in 14:59 tonight vs COL
Getting a wave of confidence for Martin Necas going into the stretch run would be real big for the Canes
I almost went to the game tonight. https://t.co/BIDzKfNv4M https://t.co/yESyMdWWQK
4 shots, 3 Goals! All from Martin Necas! #CauseChaos https://t.co/fAibSpVpJH
Look nothing the Canes do surprises me these days but if you told me Martin Necas was gonna roll out and score a natural hatty tonight I don't think belief would have been my response
Hey @mikemaniscalco if you take away Necas' natural hat trick on just 3 shots this period, Colorado is right in it!
Necas with a natural hat trick in the 1st period for the Canes. Horrible passing into the center of the ice is not helping the situation #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
A natural hatty in the first period! 88 is BUZZIN!!! #CauseChaos https://t.co/Yr3HZ9SVr9
Georgiev makes his first save of the night but Necas is on the doorstep to collect a 17-minute hat trick. 3-0 on four SOG, 3:09 still to go in the FIRST period. An angry Bowen Byram broke his stick on the crossbar, so they have to collect that wreckage along with all the hats.
Alexandar Georigev made his first save of the game with just more than 3 minutes left in the first period. And then Teuvo Teravainen sent the rebound to the left post for a Martin Necas layup. 3-0 Canes Hat trick for Necas
Necas has a natural hat trick in the first period. Avs down 3-0
That was a brutal shift from Makar. Two ugly turnovers. Necas with a natural hat trick. 3-0.
MARTIN NECAS HAT TRICK IN THE FIRST PERIOD 🧢🧢🧢
#Canes GOAL 🚨 ITS A MARTY HATTY!! Martin Necas with the NATURAL HAT TRICK to make it 3-0 Carolina!!!! #CauseChaos
AU NATURAL!!!!!!!! Necas from the slot and it's 3-0 with hats EVERYWHERE
Martin Necas, first period hat trick! Are you kidding me?! 3-0, #Canes!
So, good start, huh? Necas now has six goals in his last six-plus games, continuing his impressive play since returning from injury. https://t.co/pUvEnOvUfb
two shots and two goals for the Canes, Avs need to tighten it up a bit #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Two for Necas in less than seven minutes. The first bounced off Georgiev's glove and the goalie had no idea where it went until it was behind him. On the second, Necas was the extra attacker lurking in the slot on a delayed penalty. Efficient: Two shots, two goals.
Martin Necas strikes again. It was a perfectly executed 6-on-5 for the Canes, they pinged it around and got Necas a bomb of a one-timer in the high slot. 2 shots on goal in this game. Both by Necas, both in the net. 2-0 Canes
#Canes GOAL 🚨 MARTY NECAS AGAIN! He makes it 2-0 after a 💣 from the slot! #CauseChaos
Necas takes a shot just to get it on net and it trickles through for the opening goal of the night. Canes up 1-0 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Martin Necas just shot the puck pretty harmlessly at Alexandar Georgiev. It looked like Georgiev thought he parried it away with his blocker. Instead ... it went in the net. That was a weird one. 1-0 Canes
#Canes GOAL 🚨 MARTY NECAAAAAASSSSS!! 88 makes it 1-0 Carolina! #CauseChaos
Yoooooo, Martin Necas! A phenomenal solo effort results in a shot squeaking through Alexandar Georgiev and the #Canes lead just 1:52 in!
It’s an all weather gameday as the #Canes host the Colorado Avalanche in the second of three games in the homestand #GoAvsGo 32-15-4, 68 points #CauseChaos 28-16-5, 61 points 📍 Raleigh, NC ⏰ 7pm EST 📺 Bally Sports South 🎧 99.9 The Fan https://t.co/FzdRv8E0fV
Canes have been pushing hard the last 5 or so minutes. Have flipped the ice in front of the Vancouver net. Won't matter if they can't get a goal. Wouldn't be stunned to see an early pulling of the Koochie. 3:08 left here
Aggressive Canes PK messing it up for PP1 and Lindholm debut. Slow PP2 change as Martinook comes out of corner, picks short side with backhand effort to open scoring. Garland then finds iron at end of PP. #Canucks
#Canes GOAL 🚨 It’s a Marty Party as Jordan Martinook SHORTHANDED gets the Hurricanes on the board within the first five minutes of the game! Great pass by Teräväinen to set him up 1-0 Carolina #CauseChaos
Canes pressure PK stymied #Canucks PP1, and then generated the opening goal against PP2. Ex-Vancouver Giant Jordan Martinook with the 1-0 goal.
Oh baby, the #Canes are on the board with a shorthanded goal early! Jordan Martinook backhands home a feed from Teuvo Teravainen just 4:25 in. 1-0!
Pyotr Kochetkov is in the starter's crease for the #Canes ahead of their evening matchup against Vancouver. Andrei Svechnikov remains in a yellow no-contact sweater and is working as an extra, so that likely means he will not play. Martinook - Aho - Teräväinen Bunting - Drury -… https://t.co/3Wm8TPOwYu