Thompson hat trick lifts Barys past Shanghai Dragons
MYTISHCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Tyce Thompson recorded a hat trick Friday as Barys Astana rallied past the Shanghai Dragons 4-2 in a Kontinental Hockey League game at Municipal’nyj Stadion Stroitel’. Thompson scored twice in the second period to erase a two-goal deficit, then completed his hat trick with 17 seconds remaining in the third. He finished with three shots and three hits. Vladislav Barulin opened the scoring for Shanghai in the first period, and Brennan Menell gave the Dragons a 2-0 lead in the second before Thompson’s burst. Asanali Sarkenov put Barys ahead 3-2 in the third off assists from Garrett Pilon and Ian McCoshen. Andrei Shutov made 17 saves for Barys, while Mason Morelli added two assists, three shots and two penalty minutes. Menell had a goal among five shots for Shanghai, and Riley Sutter added an assist. Chase Priskie and McCoshen also contributed assists for Barys, and McCoshen had five hits. Attendance was 7,361. Barys improved to 12-9; Shanghai fell to 12-7.