NHL: Ex-Badger Reinprecht nets natural hat trick

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Staff and wire services | Posted: Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:00 am | Loading…

Florida Panthers center Steve Reinprecht (27) talks to a teammate in the third period of an NHL game against the Dallas Stars on Friday. Reinprecht scored three consecutive goals in a 5:11 span in the first period helping the Panthers in their 6-5 overtime win. Tony Gutierrez -- Associated Press

DALLAS -- Former University of Wisconsin athlete Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick Friday in the Florida Panthers' 6-5 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars.

Reinprecht, a nine-year NHL veteran and member of the Badgers' most recent MacNaughton Cup championship team in 2000, accomplished his feat in a span of 5 minutes, 14 seconds during the first period.

He beat Dallas goalie Alex Auld on rebounds at 10:38 and 15:20, then completed his fifth career three-goal game 29 seconds later when he swept a loose puck past Auld.

The Stars rallied to send the game to overtime and the shootout, where Florida's Rostislav Olesz was the only successful shooter.

Posted in Hockey on Saturday, October 31, 2009 12:00 am | Tags: Steven Reinprecht, Florida Panthers, Nhl, Dallas Stars, Uw Men's Hockey, Badgers, Macnaughton Cup

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