Toronto forward Kevin Jeffrey’s hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Minnesota Sunday put an exclamation point on an amazing turnaround for the Toronto Lynx season that saw the club rebound from an 11-game winless run to open the season to finishing the year unbeaten in their last 10 at home and going 8-3-6 in their remaining 17 games. In the end, the Lynx only missed the playoffs by six points.
After proving a threat in a 0-0 draw at Montreal two nights earlier, Jeffrey opened the scoring five minutes into their season finale against the Thunder. An own goal four minutes later gave the Lynx a 2-0 lead.
Jeffrey pushed the margin to a commanding three two minutes before the break and finished the hat-trick in the 58th minute on the second of two assists midfielder Jamie Dodds had on the night.
Jeffrey scored nine goals down the stretch with two assists, finishing eighth in points with 20, one ahead of Dodds, and tied for sixth in goals.