Laich got his first career NHL hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens on February 10, shortly after returning from injury. During the playoffs, Laich scored the Capitals' final goal of the season in Game 7 against the Montreal Canadiens. The goal was also Laich's 200th career point. Brooks Laich became the third-youngest player in Washington D.C. history to score a hat trick when he did so at 19 years and 295 days old on February 10, 2013. He joined Alex Ovechkin (20 years, 304 days) and Wayne Gretsky (19 years, 359 days), all of whom did so during the 1984-85 season. The hat trick came just 12 minutes into his debut with the Capitals, and it also happened to be Ovechkin's birthday. A native of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Brooks Laich played junior hockey for the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League before making his way up through the Canadian amateur system. Undrafted by an NHL team, Laich signed with the Capitals as a free agent on July 1, 2009. He made the move over to America full time that same year and has been playing there ever since. Brooks Laich is a forward for the Washington Capitals. He plays in the middle line up and wears number 61.