Taylor Hall scored a third-period hat trick and the visiting Carolina Hurricanes beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Sunday night.
Mark Jankowski and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes (43-23-4, 90 points), who bounced back after having their eight-game winning streak snapped in Los Angeles on Saturday. Former Duck Frederik Andersen made 35 saves, including 19 in the third period, as Carolina extended its lead over third-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division to 10 points.
Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras scored for the Ducks (30-32-8, 68 points), who have lost three of four as they try to remain in the Western Conference wild-card race. Lukas Dostal made 32 saves.
Carolina was 1-for-3 on the power play
