NHL roundup: John Tavares' hat trick carries Leafs over Sabres
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John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.
It was the 14th career hat trick for Tavares, who scored the final three goals of the game to turn a 3-2 deficit into the two-goal win. He capped the hat trick with an empty-nett