Hat tricks in the NHL, 1995-96 to 2025-26

Name: Hat tricks in the NHL, 1995-96 to 2025-26
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Who has the most hat tricks in the NHL?

Alex Ovechkin has the most hat tricks in the NHL regular seasons from 1995-96 to 2025-26: 34. There were 2044 in all, by 704 players; the most in one season was 113, in 2023-24.

By season

Hat tricks by season

2025-26	94	76	Connor McDavid (3)
2024-25	75	59	Mikko Rantanen (3)
2023-24	113	83	Auston Matthews (6)
2022-23	94	70	Tage Thompson (4)
2021-22	93	75	Auston Matthews (4)
2020-21	52	43	Connor McDavid, Mika Zibanejad (3)
2019-20	60	49	David Pastrnak, Alex Ovechkin (4)
2018-19	82	71	Alex Ovechkin, David Pastrnak (3)
2017-18	75	63	Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid +1 (3)
2016-17	53	47	Max Pacioretty, Alex Ovechkin +4 (2)
2015-16	62	53	Zach Parise (3)
2014-15	43	37	Corey Perry (3)
2013-14	52	40	Tyler Seguin, Joe Pavelski +1 (3)
2012-13	30	27	Chris Kunitz, Alex Ovechkin +1 (2)
2011-12	53	46	Evgeni Malkin (3)
2010-11	74	56	Alexander Semin, Drew Stafford (4)
2009-10	67	57	Sidney Crosby (3)
2008-09	65	55	Eric Staal (4)
2007-08	72	58	Thomas Vanek (4)
2006-07	68	52	Dany Heatley, Jonathan Cheechoo +1 (3)
2005-06	77	64	Jonathan Cheechoo (5)
2003-04	44	37	Bill Guerin (3)
2002-03	73	57	Marian Hossa, Marian Gaborik (3)
2001-02	51	41	Markus Naslund (3)
2000-01	89	70	Pavel Bure, Alex Kovalev (4)
1999-00	53	43	Pavel Bure (4)
1998-99	55	42	Peter Bondra, Mike Modano +2 (3)
1997-98	62	49	Keith Tkachuk, Pavel Bure +1 (3)
1996-97	73	57	Brendan Shanahan, Ray Sheppard (3)
1995-96	90	64	Mario Lemieux (6)

Most hat tricks, all seasons on file

Most hat tricks, 1995-96 to 2025-26

1	Alex Ovechkin	WSH	34	17	4
2	David Pastrnak	BOS	19	8	4
3	Peter Bondra	WSH	16	8	4
3	Steven Stamkos	NSH	16	11	4
5	Connor McDavid	EDM	15	7	4
5	Teemu Selanne	ANA	15	10	4
7	Marian Gaborik	NYR	14	8	5
7	Auston Matthews	TOR	14	6	4
7	Eric Staal	MIN	14	8	4
7	Pavel Bure	NYR	14	5	4
7	Evgeni Malkin	PIT	14	10	3
7	Sidney Crosby	PIT	14	11	3
13	Ilya Kovalchuk	NJ	13	7	4
13	Jaromir Jagr	NJ	13	6	4
13	John Tavares	TOR	13	9	4
16	Brendan Shanahan	NYR	12	9	4
16	Jarome Iginla	CGY	12	8	4
18	Filip Forsberg	NSH	11	8	4
18	Markus Naslund	VAN	11	7	4
18	Thomas Vanek	CBJ	11	7	4
21	Mika Zibanejad	NYR	10	6	5
21	Alex Kovalev	OTT	10	5	4
21	Brett Hull	DET	10	6	4
21	Joe Sakic	COL	10	7	3
21	Mark Scheifele	WPG	10	7	3
21	Mikko Rantanen	COL	10	6	3
21	Paul Kariya	STL	10	7	3
28	Mario Lemieux	PIT	9	3	5
28	Tage Thompson	BUF	9	5	5
28	Dany Heatley	SJ	9	5	4
28	John LeClair	PHI	9	6	4
28	Leon Draisaitl	EDM	9	6	4
28	Bill Guerin	NYI	9	5	3
28	Corey Perry	ANA	9	4	3
28	Jonathan Cheechoo	SJ	9	3	3
28	Patrick Kane	CHI	9	6	3
28	Scott Hartnell	CBJ	9	7	3
38	Artemi Panarin	NYR	8	6	4
38	Daniel Alfredsson	OTT	8	7	4
38	Evander Kane	EDM	8	5	4
38	James Neal	EDM	8	7	4
38	Keith Tkachuk	—	8	5	4
38	Martin St. Louis	TB	8	6	4
38	Patrice Bergeron	BOS	8	6	4
38	Patrik Elias	NJ	8	5	4
38	Steve Sullivan	NSH	8	8	4
38	Tomas Hertl	VGK	8	5	4
38	Tyler Seguin	DAL	8	5	4
38	David Perron	DET	8	7	3
38	Jake Guentzel	TB	8	5	3

Regular season only. Counted from the game logs on file, which start in 1995-96; Team is the club of the player's latest one.