Pittsburgh Penguins

Hornqvist: ‘When you’re hot, you’re hot’

PITTSBURGH — Patric Hornqvist nearly had a hat trick in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.

After Valtteri Filppula opened the scoring for the Red Wings 5:37 into the game, the Penguins tied the game after a flurry of activity in the crease.

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Hornqvist thought the goal was his and led the handshake line. When the goal was announced, though, it was credited to Sam Lafferty instead.

Shortly after, the in-house scorers reviewed the footage and credited the goal to Hornqvist. After the game, Hornqvist was if he knew for sure if the first goal was his.

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"Yeah," he said. "It hit me on the side, I felt it."

Hornqvist added two more goals in the second period, and hats rained down.

"I thought I was going to shoot, I didn't know where to go," Hornqvist said of that one. "Hopefully the goalie doesn't know either."

At the time of his last goal, Hornqvist was filling in on the third line alongside Brandon Tanev and Teddy Blueger after Zach Aston-Reese exited the game with a lower-body injury.

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