Weise, Simmonds record Gordie Howe hat tricks in 1st period vs. Islanders
Dale Weise came ready to do a little bit of everything Thursday.
The Philadelphia Flyers forward opened the scoring against the New York Islanders at the 4:30 mark of the first period, assisted on his club's third goal at 8:06, and fought Travis Hamonic at 8:28.
Gordie Howe hat trick, just like that. Impressive.
Thomas Greiss started for the Islanders but was pulled after he was beat three times on eight shots. Jaroslav Halak came into the game and made one save before Jordan Weal made it 4-0 Flyers less than a minute later.
By the time the first period ended, Wayne Simmonds had himself a Gordie Howe hat trick, too, after assisting on Weal's tally, scoring his 30th to make it 5-0, and fighting Anders Lee.
According to https://t.co/tn2UQk57tp, tonight is the 3rd time 2 Flyers had Gordie Howe Hat Tricks in same game. The 1st was 1-9-72 vs Seals
— jsaquella (@jsaquella) March 31, 2017
The Islanders came into the game four points back in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, and their season may have gone down in flames in under 10 minutes.
Also impressive, but in a bad way.