Summary Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle, Logan Couture and Justin Braun also scored for the Sharks.
SAN JOSE, California (AP) - Tomas Hertl scored four goals and Matthew Nieto added his first NHL goal and added two assists as the San Jose Sharks beat the New York Rangers 9-2 Tuesday.
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle, Logan Couture and Justin Braun also scored for the Sharks, who won their third straight game of the young season. They have outscored their opponents 17-4.
Brad Richards and Derek Dorsett scored for the Rangers, who were coming off a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Pittsburgh's Jussi Jokinen collected his first hat trick in nearly six years to help the Penguins pull away from the Hurricanes for a 5-2 victory over Carolina.
Paul Martin and Tanner Glass also scored for Pittsburgh, while Sidney Crosby picked up his first two assists of the season. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots for the Penguins, who have not trailed through three games.
Eric Staal and Nathan Gerbe scored for the Hurricanes and Cam Ward made 32 saves.
At Vancouver, British Columbia, Jason Garrison scored at 2:18 of overtime to give the Canucks a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Garrison's shot from the point through traffic beat Cory Schneider in the goaltender's first game against his former team.
The Nashville Predators edged the Minnesota Wild 3-2 after Filip Forsberg and Colin Wilson scored power-play goals 39 seconds apart in the first period, while P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Colorado Avalanche edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1.
In other games, the New York Islanders downed the Phoenix Coyotes 6-1, the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 and the Tampa Bay Lighting claimed a 3-2 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres.
