Sissons gets first hat trick, Predators beat Lightning 6-1 (Yahoo Sports)

Colton Sissons ended a 12-game goal drought with his first career hat trick, Pekka Rinne made 27 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay pulled its goalie for an extra skater with seven minutes left in the third, and Sissons got his second of the game a minute later before completing the trick from close with three minutes remaining. Nashville also got goals from Mike Fisher, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Ellis.