A. The career leader in postseason goals and points with 122 and 382, respectively, its only fitting that Gretzky has the most playoff hat tricks as well. On March 9, 1991, The Calgary Flames played the St. Louis Blues and won 8-4. All Rights Reserved. NHL Leaders Table; Rank Player Career Start HAT; 1. His third hat trick occurred on Nov. 25 against the Maple Leafs. He has three seasons with three hat tricks 2007-08, 2008-09, 2017-18, and 2018-19; and one season with four 2019-20. Enter Search Term. His first was on Dec. 11 against the Red Wings and his second came three days later, on Dec. 14, against the Hurricanes. GP. Join our linker program. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 4:33AM. The iron man that seems to have done it all hundreds of times over, just recently potted his first NHL hat trick on December 15, 2010. 1. One, we already covered in the definition. Tweet from @PR_NHL: DYK? If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Chris Chelios. Desjardins then beats Kelly Hrudey 51 seconds into OT to give the Canadiens an improbable 3-2 win that sends the best-of-7 series to Los Angeles even at 1-1. He had seven playoff hat tricks with the Oilers, two with the Rangers, one as a member of the Kings, and also had a postseason hat trick in the WHA. On December 18, 2010, the winger shocked the Devils and posted one of the most outlandish hat tricks ever. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. His three hat tricks against the Bruins are his most against one franchise and all three occurred when he was a Penguin. He was on my fantasy team at the time. Who are the NHL players with the most hat tricks? Tom Bladon of the Flyers had 4 & 4 during his record breaking ight, that might be the most unbelievable single game in NHL history considering Bladon's actual career. He was unbelievable in the postseason, averaging .59 G/G, just behind his .60 average for the regular season, had six postseasons with at least 10 goals, five with 30 or more points, and four with multiple hat tricks. EDM, LAK, STL, NYR. Fleury is the only player in the history of the NHL to score his hat trick with all shorthanded goals. Finally, he notched his fourth on Feb. 4 against the Kings. Mark Giordano scored in his return to Seattle and broke an NHL record for most career blocked shots as Toronto defeated the Kraken in the opener of a five-game trip. He had 17 goals and 26 points in 19 games and, again like Kurri, one of Bossys hat tricks was in the conference semifinals against the Capitals on April 10 and the others occurred in the conference finals against the Bruins. Tweet from @PR_NHL: Igor Shesterkin is the third rookie goaltender in @NYRangers history to record a win in 6+ consecutive appearances within a regular season, joining Jim Henry from Jan. 18 Feb. 5, 1942 (7-0-0) and Steve Weeks from March 8-26, 1982 (6-0-0). I think he was the only defenseman to score one in that season. Jaromir Jagr is still an active player in Europe, although its unlikely he plays in the NHL again. Richard led the league in hat tricks a record eight times between 1944 and 1955, including three consecutive seasons between 1946-47 and 1948-49 and never had more than four in a season. Jovanovski set the Nashville Predators defensive squad back 10 years with his efforts that day. During the 1980-81 season, led the league with 68 goals and it was the fourth of nine straight seasons with at least 50 goals. In the end, he managed to score both a hat trick and natural hat trick. Thats rarer than a shutout, with 136 in 2021-22, or a shorthanded goal, of which there were 210 last season. Al MacInnis (Calgary Flames) managed the feat twice! 1 in 91-92, and one in 96-97. Go beyond the basics. His 50 career hat tricks are 10 more than any other player and doesnt include his 10 postseason hat tricks in the NHL, his four WHA regular season hat tricks, nor his one WHA postseason hat trick. Malkin had three hat tricks during the 2011-12 season, two in 11 days between Jan. 3 and Jan. 14, 2008, and one hat trick last season. Wayne Gretzky holds the record for most hat tricks with 10 in one season and most in a career with 50. Theo Fleury had one of the wildest hat tricks ever. He scored five goals along with three assists against them on Dec. 31 and had a standard hat trick on March 31. Rank. This total includes regular season and playoffs. Mario Lemieux* 1984-06 40 3. Stories say that the goalie for the Rangers was a dud and that the game didnt matter, but the record is real, and it has stood since that day. On that fateful night, Chris Kelly beat the Rangers almost by himself. The victory gives the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Both hat tricks versus the Thrashers were with the Hurricanes, one in 2008 and one in 2010. NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Hat Tricks | Hockey-Reference.com NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Hat Tricks Active players are listed in bold. Do you have a sports website? Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. Larry Murphy. Bladon was the first Flyers defenseman to ever conquer the feat, and he wasnt even the best offensive defenseman on the team. 74. Hockey Hall of Famer Al MacInnis is the only defenseman with two natural hat tricks, getting them with the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 11, 1996, and Oct. 12, 1998. It didnt take long for Nicklas Lidstrom to score his first NHL hat trick. His first of four came on Nov. 30 against the Red Wings. He scored 608 regular season goals, 18th all-time, and added 73 in the playoffs, 13th all-time. Not even the NHL shares this stat on their website. NHL Active Leaders and Records for Hat Tricks. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/VI43c3Q5bq. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. (, So, when the discussion pops up, go back to the definition . That is, Player A scored 4 goals in total. It took until March 8 versus the Seattle Kraken for him to notch his third and finally his fourth on April 4 against the Lightning. Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*). He had four career postseason hat tricks with three in 1983, two in the conference semifinals and one in the conference finals. That proved even further the man was one of the best pure hockey players to ever grace the ice. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. All rights reserved. Most games played in a single NHL season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992-93) and Bob Kudelski (1993-94), 86 Most consecutive games: Keith Yandle (March 26, 2009 - March 29, 2022), 989 Most games played in the NHL without playing in the playoffs (retired): Guy Charron, 734 He's the third rookie goalie in Rangers history to earn a victory in at least six consecutive regular-season appearances, joining Jim Henry (7-0-0 from Jan. 18-Feb. 5, 1942) and Steve Weeks (6-0-0 from March 8-26, 1982). Desjardins scored three for Montreal in the '93 finals. thanks to this point, guys. Video: Dave Keon led Toronto to three straight Cup titles. Chicago rookie Pius Suter was the last to do it on Jan. 24. On that night, Bladon also set the NHL record for points in a game by a defender. Harry Hyland scored the leagues first hat trick, in the leagues first game on 18 December 1917, in which Hylands Montreal Wanderers defeated the Toronto Arenas 109. On December 12, 1981, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Ian Turnbull scored the second hat trick in his career by potting four goals against Vancouver. 3. . He had two hat tricks each with the Minnesota North Stars, Capitals, and Red Wings. He finished that season with just seven goals. (source). See More by this Creator. Gretzky scored 10 hat tricks in a season twice and its no surprise that one of those occurrences was during the 1981-82 season when he scored a record 92 goals as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. His victim was Rangers goaltender Lorne Anderson, who allowed all three goals against in the 3. The Blues have been 0-7 in the Cup Final in St. Louis, losing twice each in 1968, 1969 and 1970, as well as in Game 3 to the Bruins. Arnott ties the game 1-1 late in the first period and has an assist on a power-play goal by Petr Sykora early in the second. But Montreal coach Jacques Demers, reportedly on the advice of captain Guy Carbonneau, asks that the curve on McSorley's stick be measured. Most Hat Tricks, Career. Or write about sports? He was the playoff leader in goals five times and scored four or more goals in a game three times in the playoffs. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup, the . 3. . Oleg Saprykin beats Nikolai Khabibulin at 14:40 for the win after the Flames fail to hold 1-0 and 2-1 leads. In addition to that hat trick against the Blues, he scored another against them in 2006 as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. Send a Message. Sheldon Souray last season. He had one season with seven hat tricks and three with four hat tricks. Video: Predators use strong 2nd to down Pens in Game 3, 5-1. 10 Wayne Gretzky 1981-82. The Golden Knights were shut out for the second time this season and saw their nine-game point streak snapped, losing in regulation for the first time since Jan. 27. Charlie Conacher led the league in hat tricks five times during the 1930s as a member of the Maple Leafs. All rights reserved. He had two hat tricks against the Flyers, one on Jan. 31 in addition to the one listed above, and two against the Kings with one on Nov. 25 as well as the one on Dec. 27. The first and only four-goal game of his career so far came on Oct. 14 against the Ducks. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. His final three-goal game was near the end of the regular season, on March 27 against the Rangers. 1993: Eric Desjardins of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first NHL defenseman to score three goals in the Stanley Cup Final with a little help from Los Angeles Kings defenseman Marty. Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*). 50. His first was on Dec. 1 against the Avalanche and his second came almost two months later on Jan. 31 against the Devils. Using his 40 regular season NHL hat tricks, he scored one in 3.4 percent of his games as well as one in five percent of WHA games. On top of his nine hat tricks during the 1988-89 season, he also had two seasons with six, one with five, and two with four hat tricks. "Did I have an illegal stick? WHA hat tricks courtesy Scott Surgent. The Golden Knights have made three moves before the NHLs Friday trade deadline, but general manager Kelly McCrimmon said its possible the team still will be active. Richard won eight Stanley Cups in his career, all with the Canadiens. If you didnt grow up watching Dino Ciccarelli play, its easy to overlook just how good he was. Corey Perrys first hat trick of the 2014-15 campaign occurred in the Ducks 6-4 loss to the Penguins to open the season on Oct. 9. By continuing to browse or by clicking I Accept Cookies you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device and consent to the disclosure of your personal information to our third party service providers or advertising partners to optimize your experience, analyze traffic and personalize content. Harry Hyland scored the league's first hat trick, in the league's first game on 18 December 1917, in which Hyland's Montreal Wanderers defeated the Toronto Arenas 10-9. Who is the NHL player with the most hat tricks? Kyle Rau never saw Brayden McNabb coming and paid dearly for it. QuantHockey stats table: NHL Defensemen - Most Goals in a Single Season. Go inside the Hockey Reference Database. His two hat tricks versus the Blues are tied with the Atlanta Thrashers for his most against one franchise. Nicklas Lidstrom has gotten the most career hat tricks by a defenseman 40 or older, with 1 hat trick. To put it into perspective, the fans in attendance likely would have thrown hats on the ice after Player As third goal - to celebrate the "regular" hat trick. EDMONTON, Alberta - Joel Kiviranta had the most unlikely of all the goals in a wild playoff series . All Rights Reserved. Lemieux scored 85 goals, fourth-most in history, and 199 points, which made him the only player besides Gretzky to ever approach 200 points in a season. His second time began with a four-goal performance against the Penguins on Jan. 13 and ended on Jan. 17 versus the Washington Capitals. New York Rangers' rookie center Derek Stepan scored three goals in his NHL debut, becoming just the fourth player in the history of the league to do so. All Rights Reserved. Tweet from @PR_NHL: The @NYRangers improved to 7-0-0 in their last seven games as visitors to match the franchise record for longest road win streak, a mark set Jan. 12 Feb. 12, 1935 and equaled Oct. 28 Nov. 29, 1978. https://t.co/VIcAYJQuA7 #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/4xQA4lTn0X. He sets up Vermette's game-winner, a shot that deflects off the stick of Lightning forward J.T. Follow. In addition to his nine hat tricks in 1980-81, he finished with five twice and had three seasons with four hat tricks. There are many ways to look at hat tricks by team, by player, individual season, career, regular season, and postseason. Roman Josi ties the game 1-1 by scoring a power-play goal 5:51 into the second period, then assists on goals by Frederick Gaudreau and James Neal to put Nashville ahead 3-1. McDavids three hat tricks were all three-goal games too, with his first taking place on Jan. 14 versus the Canucks. They are hoping Derek Stepan isnt one of those players. Buy his book. Three of Zach Parises five career hat tricks took place during the 2015-16 season as a member of the Wild. Tweet from @PR_NHL: Artemi Panarin of the @NYRangers is the sixth undrafted player to reach 400 career regular-season points in 381 games or fewer (among skaters to debut since 1963-64 after the first #NHLDraft took place). He finished with 19 regular season hat tricks in the NHL and never had more than three in a season. Bobby Hull tied or led the NHL outright six times, including four straight seasons between 1963-64 and 1966-67. He had 24 games with at least two goals, more such games than he had in 1981-82. The NHL record for the quickest hat trick is 21 seconds, set by Bill Mosienko (Chicago . To this day the only defenceman to accomplish the feat in a playoff game I believe. Against Predators if I'm not mistaken. His three hat tricks during the 2013-14 season are his most in a season and included a four-goal game on the road against the Flames and home hat tricks against the Flyers and Canucks. Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League, Bienvenue LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin, Vlkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida, Vtejte na NHL.com, oficilnch strnkch National Hockey League, Vitajte na NHL.com, oficilnych strnkach National Hockey League, Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League, Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League, Eric Desjardins becomes the first defenseman in history to record a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Final, on June 3, 1993. Zibanejads three hat tricks in 2020-21 were all three-goal games. Some hockey portraits on this site are licensed from Images on Ice, Hockeys Photo Agency. On February 22, 1990, Murzyn notched a hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Report this user for behavior that violates our Community Guidelines. He had six hat tricks against the Black Hawks/Blackhawks, including two against them during each of the 1980-81 and 1983-84 seasons. The point is that hat tricks are rare because theyre difficult.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_3',823,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-medrectangle-3-0'); But theyre also fun and the potential for one has everyone in the arena watching with intrigue after a player reaches two goals in a game, waiting to toss hats onto the ice, participating in a tradition that dates back to the 1930s or 1950s, depending on who you ask. After 892 career games, defenseman Zdeno Chara netted his first career hat trick. If you didnt know what a hat trick was, now you know. All three of his hat tricks were road victories for the Jets. He finished his career with 15 regular season hat tricks. His most famous one occurred with the Kings in Game Seven of the conference finals against the Maple Leafs when he had a point in four of his teams five goals with three goals and an assist. He also scored a power-play goal 1:10 into the third period. That season, Lemieux failed to register consecutive hat tricks but did net a goal in seven straight games between Oct. 11 and 25. Subscribe to Stathead Hockey: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Hockey Reference Database. Kevin Hatcher had a hat trick as a Capitalagainst the Rangers I think. Really happy for him. The Rangers also won seven straight on the road from Jan. 12-Feb. 12, 1935, and from Oct. 28-Nov. 29, 1978. It's the eighth consecutive overtime win for Montreal. Over those last 5 seasons, only two were defensemen: Jared Spurgeon and Justin Faulk. The undrafted player said the last time he scored a hat trick was probably when he was 10. Season. His final one took place on Jan. 22 against the Sharks.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'thehockeywriters_com-mobile-leaderboard-1','ezslot_12',833,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thehockeywriters_com-mobile-leaderboard-1-0'); Patrik Laines three hat tricks all occurred in November, with his first taking place on Nov. 1 against the Panthers. Alex DeBrincats three hat tricks were the first three of his career, against the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 27, the Red Wings on Jan. 25, and the Blues on March 18. The Coyotes are 9-0-0 this season . 55. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. On March 23, 1952, Mosienko scored three goals in 21 seconds as his Blackhawks beat the Rangers. "But you know, when I look at it, some of the greatest players, for example Nicklas Lidstrom just got his first career hat trick after 1,300 or 1,400 games.. He had five postseasons with 10-plus goals and led the league four times in the category. Player. The goals can be scored during regulation or overtime, on a penalty shot any which way, except in a shootout. Los Angeles Kings. Bill Mosienko may not be known by a lot of hockey fans but he should. @artemiypanarins 81 points in 2019-20 are tied for the sixth-most by a player skating in their first season with the @NYRangers. Coghlans hat trick was the first in Knights history for a defenseman. most hat tricks by a defenseman nhl active players 16 players are tied for the most career hat tricks by an active defenseman, with 1 hat trick. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Player. All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date. He had played only one game above the ECHL before this season, but he impressed the organization quickly. He scored twice in the first period and the other in the second. He scored a hat trick in 2.5 percent of games and had four postseason hat tricks in 130 games. Yes, I did. On November 3, 2010, the NHL world got rocked by an Ed Jovanovski hat trick against the Nashville Predators. It is hard to fathom what Darryl Sittler did on February 7th, 1976. Another piece of hockey history we cant let go. Please log in again. This quiz has not been published by Sporcle, Open a modal to take you to registration information, Button that open a modal to initiate a challenge. Wayne Gretzky. Brian Leetch is widely regarded as one of the best defensemen in NHL history. He has a hat trick in one percent of games and scored one in 2017-18 as a member of the Wild against the Blues on Feb. 27 when he had three goals and two assists. Data Provided By Artemi Panarin helped the New York Rangers tie a team record with their seventh consecutive road win, 5-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Updated hourly, with analysis, commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide, our articles are read over 5 million times every month. His semifinals hat tricks were against the Flames on April 14 and 17 with a combined seven goals. 2. Just to be clear, Ive scoured the internet and couldn't find any historical data related to natural hat tricks. Keon, a center who's one of the best two-way players in League history, ends his career with 396 goals and 986 points in 1,296 NHL games. He also had one on the road against the Blue Jackets on Jan. 5 and one at home against the Flames on March 24. I believe Ray Bourque had one against les Nordiques (~1983?). Halfway between Nothing and Not Much Else, http://flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?19950055, http://flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/poboxscore.cgi?200030215, http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1979/79012.html, After this season is over McDavid will most likely have surpassed Crosby in every "single season" career high stat category that matters. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanucksFan27- Tell me what NHL videos you would like in the comments below!- Outro Song elijah who - don't forget . Its still too early to determine when captain Mark Stone, who had back surgery Jan. 31, could play again for the Golden Knights, general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. Its a tradition almost every player participates in. The feat is recognized regardless if the goals were scored within the same period or across several, excluding goals in the shootout. On December 12, 1981, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Ian Turnbull scored the second hat trick in his career by potting four goals against Vancouver. Copyright 2019 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Vegas Golden Knights' Dylan Coghlan (52) smiles with his teammate Shea Theodore (27) after Coghlan scored a goal during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota won 4-3.