On this day in NHL history: October 4

The best line on file for October 4: Wayne Simmonds, 3 G, 0 A in 2017. Born on October 4: Justin Williams, Zach Boychuk, Jesse Winchester and 6 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 4

Hat tricks and more on October 4, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2017	Wayne Simmonds	PHI vs SJ	3 G, 0 A
2017	Connor McDavid	EDM vs CGY	3 G, 0 A
2001	Brendan Shanahan	DET vs SJ	3 G, 0 A
1999	Jeff Friesen	SJ vs CHI	3 G, 1 A
1999	Owen Nolan	SJ vs CHI	3 G, 3 A
1997	Mark Recchi	MTL vs BOS	3 G, 0 A
1997	Dave Gagner	FLA 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.