On this day in NHL history: October 5

The best line on file for October 5: Mika Zibanejad, 3 G, 1 A in 2019. Born on October 5: Nikolas Matinpalo, Colten Ellis, Gavin Brindley and 13 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 5

Hat tricks and more on October 5, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2019	Mika Zibanejad	NYR vs OTT	3 G, 1 A
2019	Mike Hoffman	FLA vs TB	3 G, 0 A
2017	Alex Ovechkin	WSH vs OTT	3 G, 0 A
2005	Marc Chouinard	MIN vs CGY	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.