On this day in NHL history: October 16

The best line on file for October 16: Bo Horvat, 3 G, 0 A in 2025. Born on October 16: Paul Kariya, Darius Kasparaitis, Jay Beagle and 6 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 16

Hat tricks and more on October 16, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2025	Bo Horvat	NYI vs EDM	3 G, 0 A
2021	Connor McDavid	EDM vs CGY	3 G, 0 A
2021	Sam Bennett	FLA vs NYI	3 G, 0 A
2019	Evander Kane	SJ vs CAR	3 G, 1 A
2018	Tyler Johnson	TB vs CAR	3 G, 0 A
2006	Justin Williams	CAR vs TB	3 G, 1 A
2001	Toby Petersen	PIT vs OTT	3 G, 0 A
1999	Glen Murray	LA vs EDM	3 G, 0 A
1998	John LeClair	PHI vs TB	3 G, 0 A
1998	Brendan Shanahan	DET vs STL	3 G, 0 A
1997	Zigmund Palffy	NYI vs SJ	3 G, 1 A
1996	Alex Kovalev	NYR vs PIT	3 G, 0 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.