Marchenko scored the fourth hat trick of his career, including a clutch goal late in the second period, and the penalty-ridden Blue Jackets pulled away in a truly bizarre game to beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday before 18,836 fans in Grand Casino Arena.

Erling Haaland nets hat-trick and Portugal break Irish hearts - Scotland will bid to boost their hopes of reaching the World Cup with a win over Belarus.

Kirill Marchenko had his fourth career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 48 saves in his season debut to carry the Columbus Blue Jackets past Minnesota 7-4 to spoil the Wild's home opener on Saturday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Kirill Marchenko scored his fourth NHL hat trick, and Elvis Merzlikins made 48 saves for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 7-4 win against the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. “I just know I will score if I have a lot of shots,” Marchenko said. “Supposed to be going in. Just every chance that you seek.”

Mikko Rantanen scored the first goal and had two assists and the Dallas Stars won in coach Glen Gulutzan's return, overcoming Kyle Connor's hat trick to hold off the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.

Deondria Simon scored all three of her goals in the second half to lead Clayton past Gloucester 3-0 in Clayton. Simon recorded her third hat trick of the season and increased her team-leading goal total to 20. Madi Traister assisted on two of the goals and Emmalyn Soucy recorded the shutout with six saves as Clayton improved to 9-3.