On this day in NHL history: October 7

The best line on file for October 7: Alex Ovechkin, 4 G, 0 A in 2017. Born on October 7: Josh Manson, Maxim Shabanov, Scottie Upshall and 6 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 7

Hat tricks and more on October 7, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2017	Alex Ovechkin	WSH vs MTL	4 G, 0 A
2018	John Tavares	TOR vs CHI	3 G, 0 A
2006	Alexander Semin	WSH vs CAR	3 G, 0 A
1999	Luc Robitaille	LA vs TB	3 G, 1 A
1999	Alexei Morozov	PIT vs NJ	3 G, 0 A
1996	Mike Gartner	ARI vs BOS	3 G, 0 A
1996	Brian Savage	MTL vs ANA	3 G, 0 A
1995	Igor Korolev	ARI vs DAL	3 G, 0 A
1995	Cam Neely	BOS vs NYI	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.