Brian Boyle scored three times to lift the New Jersey to a 5-1 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Boyle got his natural hat trick, the first of his career, on “Hockey Fights Cancer” night in Pittsburgh. It included two power-play goals and two redirections in front of the net.
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Boyle, 33, was diagnosed with a form of bone-marrow cancer at the beginning of training camp last season. He underwent treatment, returned to the lineup last November and won the NHL’s Masterton Trophy, best exemplifying qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.