On this day in NHL history: October 8

The best line on file for October 8: James Neal, 4 G, 0 A in 2019. Born on October 8: Timo Meier, Alexandre Carrier, Fredrik Modin and 6 more.

Hat tricks and more on October 8

Hat tricks and more on October 8, every year on file

Year	Player	Game	Line
2019	James Neal	EDM vs NYI	4 G, 0 A
2013	Tomas Hertl	SJ vs NYR	4 G, 0 A
2025	Pavel Dorofeyev	VGK vs LA	3 G, 0 A
2018	Patrice Bergeron	BOS vs OTT	3 G, 1 A
2015	Zach Parise	MIN vs COL	3 G, 0 A
2013	Jussi Jokinen	PIT vs CAR	3 G, 0 A
2011	Phil Kessel	TOR vs OTT	3 G, 1 A
2009	Dany Heatley	SJ vs CBJ	3 G, 1 A
1999	Brian Savage	MTL vs CGY	3 G, 0 A
1997	Adam Oates	WSH vs NYI	3 G, 2 A
1996	Ryan Smyth	EDM vs TOR	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.