Hayton recorded his first career hat trick at the 11-minute mark of the third period to cut the LA lead to 4-3, but Mikey Anderson scored into an empty net at 18:30 to ice the game. Hayton, who scored his three goals on three shots, has 14 points (seven goals) in his past 14 games.

Thomas Drance and Hrman Dayal of The Athletic: The Vancouver Canucks continue to push for a playoff spot. They’ve rebuilt their blue line but have struggled to score up front. They’ll need to make some decisions on pending UFAs Brock Boeser, Kevin Lankinen, Pius Suter, Derek Forbort, and Noah Juulsen.