Career Leader: Gordie Howe - 19

Season Leader: Frank Mahovlich (1968-69) - 4Edmonton Oilers

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 208

Career Leader: Wayne Gretzky - 43

Season Leader: Wayne Gretzky (1981-82, 1983-84) - 10Florida Panthers

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 42

Career Leader: Pavel Bure - 10

Season Leader: Pavel Bure (1999-00, 2000-01) - 4Pavel Bure was only a Florida
Panther for two full seasons yet remains their career leader in hat tricks with
 10, double the next highest total. (Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart/Getty
Images/NHLI)Los Angeles Kings

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 191

Career Leader: Marcel Dionne - 191

Season Leader: Jimmy Carson (1987-88) - 5Minnesota Wild

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 26

Career Leader: Marian Gaborik - 9

Season Leader: Marian Gaborik (2002-03), Zach Parise (2015-16) - 3Montreal
Canadiens

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 407

Career Leader: Maurice "Rocket" Richard - 26

Season Leader: Joe Malone (1917-18) - 7Nashville Predators

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 34

Career Leader: Filip Forsberg - 5

Season Leader: Filip Forsberg (2015-16, 2016-17) - 2In his fourth full season
with the Nashville Predators, Filip Forsberg registered his franchise-best
fifth career regular season hat trick, passing Steve Sullivan, who had been
with Nashville parts of six seasons. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY
Sports)New Jersey Devils

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 91

Career Leader: Patrik Elias - 8

Season Leader: Kirk Muller (1987-88), John MacLean (1988-89), Patrik Elias
(2000-01) - 3New York Islanders

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 195

Career Leader: Mike Bossy - 39

Season Leader: Mike Bossy (1980-81) - 9New York Rangers

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 275

Career Leader: Bill Cook - 9

Season Leader: Tomas Sandstrom (1986-87) - 4Ottawa Senators

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 60

Career Leader: Daniel Alfredsson - 8

Season Leader: Marian Hossa (2002-03), Dany Heatley (2006-07) - 3Daniel
Alfredsson had eight regular season hat tricks in his career, all with the
Ottawa Senators and two more than anyone else in Senators history. (Marc
DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports)Philadelphia Flyers

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 201

Career Leader: Tim Kerr - 17

Season Leader: Tim Kerr (1984-85) - 5Pittsburgh Penguins

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 230

Career Leader: Mario Lemieux - 40

Season Leader: Mario Lemieux (1988-89) - 9San Jose Sharks

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 63

Career Leader: Patrick Marleau - 17

Season Leader: Jonathan Cheechoo (2005-06) - 5St. Louis Blues

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 167

Career Leader: Brett Hull - 27

Season Leader: Brett Hull (1991-92) - 8Tampa Bay Lightning

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 55

Career Leader: Martin St. Louis, Steven Stamkos - 8

Season Leader: Wendel Clark (1998-99) - 3Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis is
tied with Steven Stamkos for most hat tricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history
with eight. (Photo By Andy Martin Jr)Toronto Maple Leafs

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 326

Career Leader: Darryl Sittler - 18

Season Leader: Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25), Darryl Sittler
(1980-81) - 5Vancouver Canucks

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 139

Career Leader: Tony Tanti, Markus Naslund - 10

Season Leader: Petri Skriko (1986-87) - 4Vegas Golden Knights

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 2

Career Leader: William Karlsson - 2

Season Leader: William Karlsson (2017-18) - 2Washington Capitals

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 140

Career Leader: Alex Ovechkin - 20

Season Leader: Dennis Maruk (1980-81, 1981-82), Peter Bondra (1995-96),
Alexander Semin (2010-11) - 4Alex Ovechkin became the Washington Capitals';
franchise leader in regular season hat tricks in 2017-18 with 20 after he added
 three to his total during the season. (Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)Winnipeg
Jets

Number of Hat Tricks in Franchise History: 44

Career Leader: Ilya Kovalchuk - 44

Season Leader: Ilya Kovalchuk (2007-08), Patrik Laine (2016-17) - 3Postseason
Hat TricksMost in a Career

10 - Wayne Gretzky

The career leader in postseason goals and points with 122 and 382,
respectively, it';s only fitting that Gretzky has the most playoff hat tricks
as well. 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.

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. 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 team';s five goals
with three goals and an assist.

7 - Jari Kurri

Gretzky';s long-time teammate Jari Kurri occupies the second spot on this list,
 again fitting, as he';s third all-time in postseason goals and points with 106
 and 233, respectively. He had five postseasons with 10-plus goals and led the
league four times in the category. All seven of Kurri';s playoff hat tricks
occurred with the Oilers, including four in 1985. He had back-to-back
three-goal games on May 14 and 16 that year in the conference finals against
the Black Hawks.Jari Kurri (17) had a higher goalscoring average in the
postseason than in the regular season and was instrumental in the Edmonton
Oilers winning five Stanley Cups. He led the postseason in goals four of the
five years they won Cups. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)

7 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard

Richard won eight Stanley Cups in his career, all with the Canadiens. He had
seven postseason hat tricks in his career but only multiple in one year, 1944.
He registered at least one hat trick in five of the postseasons that resulted
in Stanley Cups: 1944, 1953, 1956, 1957, and 1958. He was the playoff leader in
 goals five times and scored four or more goals in a game three times in the
playoffs. That included a five-goal effort on March 23, 1944 in Game Two of the
 opening series against the Maple Leafs.

6 - Dino Ciccarelli

If you didn';t grow up watching Dino Ciccarelli play, it';s easy to overlook
just how good he was. He scored 608 regular season goals, 18th all-time, and
added 73 in the playoffs, 13th all-time. In fact, his goalscoring rate
increased in the postseason, from .49 G/G in the regular season to .52 G/G in
the playoffs. He had six hat tricks in the postseason but never multiple in a
year. He had two hat tricks each with the Minnesota North Stars, Capitals, and
Red Wings.Dino Ciccarelli scored over 600 goals in the regular season and added
 73 in the postseason, but in only 141 games. He also had six hat tricks in the
 playoffs, two each with the North Stars, Capitals, and Red Wings. (Clyde
Caplan/Flickr)

5 - Mike Bossy

Bossy';s prolific goalscoring carried over to the postseason with 85 goals,
sixth-most in history, in 129 games, tied for 163rd all-time. That .66 G/G
average in the postseason is second only to Lemieux. Bossy led the postseason
in goals three straight years between 1981 and 1983 with 17 goals each and had
four postseasons with 10-plus goals. He had five playoff hat tricks, including
three in 1983 when the Islanders won the final Stanley Cup of their dynastic
run. He had four goals in the series-clinching Game Seven of the conference
finals against the Bruins.Most in a Single Postseason

4 - Jari Kurri (1985)

Kurri paced the 1985 Playoffs with 19 goals alongside 12 assists in 18 games en
 route to helping the Oilers defeat the Flyers in five games in the Stanley Cup
 Final. He had four hat tricks that postseason, one in the conference
semifinals and three in the conference finals.

His semifinal hat trick was against the Jets on April 25 when he tallied three
goals and one assist. His three conference finals hat tricks were against the
Black Hawks between May 7 and 16. He had a standard three-goal hat trick on May
 7 and registered back-to-back ones with three goals and two assists on May 14
and four goals on May 16.

3 - Mike Bossy (1983)

Like Kurri, Bossy';s hat tricks during the 1983 Playoffs resulted in his team
winning the Stanley Cup. For Bossy and the Islanders, it was their fourth in a
row. He had 17 goals and 26 points in 19 games and, again like Kurri, one of
Bossy';s hat tricks was in the conference semifinals against the Capitals on
April 10 and the others occurred in the conference finals against the Bruins.
One was on May 3 and the other on May 7 with four goals. That year, he also
scored the Cup-winning goal in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Final against the
Oilers.



3 - Mark Messier (1983)

Mark Messier';s Oilers were ousted in the Cup Final against Bossy';s Islanders
but it wasn';t due to Messier, who had 15 goals and 21 points in 15 games that
postseason. He had four career postseason hat tricks with three in 1983, two in
 the conference semifinals and one in the conference finals. His semifinals hat
 tricks were against the Flames on April 14 and 17 with a combined seven goals.
 His conference finals hat trick occurred against the Black Hawks on April
26.Most in a Career - Active

3 - Sidney Crosby

There were almost 10 years between Sidney Crosby';s first postseason hat trick
in 2009 and his most recent in 2018. His first was in the conference semifinals
 against the Capitals on May 4, a game in which both he and Ovechkin netted
three goals and Crosby';s Penguins lost 4-3. His most recent hat trick was in a
 7-0 rout of the Flyers in the opening round of the 2018 Playoffs on April 11.
Sandwiched in between those was a May 17, 2013 hat trick against the Senators
in the conference semifinals. Crosby also has 10 regular season hat tricks.

3 - Patrick Marleau

Veteran Patrick Marleau hasn';t had a postseason hat trick in over a decade
with his last occurring on April 27, 2006 against the Nashville Predators in
the first round. His first postseason hat trick was during the 2004 Playoffs on
 April 10 in an opening round matchup against the Blues as he scored all three
of San Jose';s goals. Finally, his second hat trick occurred less than two
weeks after his first, on April 22 against Colorado in the conference
semifinals. Marleau has five regular season hat tricks in his career.

2 - Sean Couturier, Jake Guentzel, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Evgeni Malkin, Patrick
Kane, David Krejci, Jeff Carter

Sean Couturier - April 13, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh; April 22, 2018 vs. Pittsburgh

Jake Guentzel - April 16, 2017 vs. Columbus; April 22, 2018 vs. Philadelphia

Jean-Gabriel Pageau - May 5, 2013 vs. Montreal; April 29, 2017 vs. NY Rangers

Evgeni Malkin - May 21, 2009 vs. Carolina; April 28, 2014 vs. Columbus

Patrick Kane - May 11, 2009 vs. Vancouver; June 8, 2013 vs. Los Angeles

David Krejci - May 25, 2011 vs. Tampa Bay; May 8, 2013 vs. Toronto

Jeff Carter - May 14, 2012 vs. Phoenix; May 21, 2014 vs. Chicago

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