On this day in NHL history: October 12

The best line on file for October 12: Auston Matthews, 4 G, 0 A in 2016. Born on October 12: Sean Monahan, Jake McCabe, Jonah Gadjovich and 15 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 12

Hat tricks and more on October 12, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2016	Auston Matthews	TOR vs OTT	4 G, 0 A
2022	Connor McDavid	EDM vs VAN	3 G, 1 A
2013	Sidney Crosby	PIT vs TB	3 G, 1 A
2007	Phil Kessel	BOS vs LA	3 G, 1 A
2006	Ryan Smyth	EDM vs SJ	3 G, 1 A
2006	Brian Gionta	NJ vs TOR	3 G, 0 A
2006	Jonathan Cheechoo	SJ vs EDM	3 G, 0 A
2002	Mark Recchi	PHI vs CGY	3 G, 1 A
2002	Shawn McEachern	WPG vs FLA	3 G, 0 A
1999	Peter Bondra	WSH vs PHI	3 G, 0 A
1998	Al MacInnis	STL vs NYR	3 G, 0 A
1997	Cory Stillman	CGY vs DET	3 G, 1 A

Lines from the game logs on file (from 1995-96), regular season and playoffs. Finals games are the champion against the runner-up in the postseason on file.