Kane scores hat trick again

CHICAGO — Patrick Kane registered his second hat trick in a week, and Scott Darling made 36 saves as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 to win the 10th time in 11 games in the National Hockey League Wednesday. Kane, who has 12 goals in his past 11 games and seven in his past three, capped the win with a back-handed, empty-net goal in the final minute. Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves for the Penguins. Scott Wilson scored Pittsburgh’s lone goal. Lightning 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT) The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for the lead in the final five minutes, lost it in regulation, then got a goal from Victor Hedman 46 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Amalie Arena. Hedman scored his 12th goal of the season and his second of the night, beating goalie Eddie Lack for the game-winner after a wild finish in regulation. Bargain shoppers dominate quiet trade deadline day The National Hockey League’s trade deadline day failed to produce any blockbusters as bargain shoppers rummaged through rosters on Wednesday tweaking lineups for a Stanley Cup run or getting an early jump on a rebuild. A total of 18 mostly minor deals involving 33 players were consummated before the 3 p.m. ET (2000 GMT) trade window closed with the Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings among the most active teams on a slow day. It marked the fewest deals since 2013 when 17 deals trades were made involving 30 players. The Canadiens, trying to get back on track after midseason swoon, added size and grit by acquiring rugged forwards Steve Ott, Andreas Martinsen and Dwight King. Ott obtained from the Detroit Red Wings for a sixth round draft pick in 2018 has six points this season but has 109 goals and 1,538 penalty minutes over 14 bruising NHL seasons. Martinsen, a hard-hitting Norwegian, comes to Montreal from the Colorado Avalanche for Sven Andrighetto while Los Angeles received a 2018 fourth round pick from the Canadiens for King. The Pittsburgh Penguins added some depth to an injury-hit blueline getting Mark Streit from the Tampa Bay Lightning while the Kings, sitting a point outside of a playoff spot, acquired former 50-goal scorer Jarome Iginla from the Colorado Avalanche. It was a winding road to Pittsburgh for Streit who began the day as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, who traded the Swiss to Tampa Bay for forward Valtteri Filppula and two draft picks and then an hour later was flipped to the Stanley Cup champions. An offensive-minded blueliner, Streit had five goals and 21 points this season for the Flyers and has 95 goals and 428 over an 11-year career. The Panthers also added a veteran scorer sending defenceman Dylan McIlrath and a third round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings for Thomas Vanek. Vanek has twice scored 40 goals. — Agencies