Evander Kane's second hat trick of season fuels Oilers' win
espn.comSEATTLE — Evander Kane stressed the importance of what it means to be a volume shooter with the great irony being that he only needed just three shots for a hat trick.
The consistently prolific winger's hat trick led the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-4 victory Saturday against the Seattle Kraken. For Kane, this was his sixth career hat trick and his second this season. «It's nice to help contribute to an important win, obviously,» said Kane, who scored three times Nov.
1 in a 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators, as well. «It's big points with the division so tight. I've been in and out of the lineup with injuries all year, so just trying to get into some rhythm heading into the playoffs and tonight definitely did that.» What makes seeing Kane's latest exploits potentially promising for the Oilers is the context it provides.
Kane indeed has endured an injury-riddled season that began with missing more than nine weeks after his wrist was deeply cut by a skate blade in November only to return in January before sustaining another injury in February that kept him sidelined until March 9.
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