2008-09 NHL Hat tricks

In the 2008-09 NHL season, 65 hat tricks were scored during the regular season and 4 were scored in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Overall, the Pittsburgh Penguins had 7 to lead all teams, while Eric Staal had 5 to lead all skaters.
===Regular Season===
Player 	Team 	Date 	Score and Opponent
Fabian Brunnstrom 	Dallas 	October 15, 2008 	6-4 vs. Nashville
Jarome Iginla 	Calgary 	October 23, 2008 	5-3 at Nashville
Milan Lucic 	Boston 	October 25, 2008 	5-4 vs. Atlanta
Teemu Selanne 	Anaheim 	October 29, 2008 	5-4 vs. Detroit
Chris Drury 	N.Y. Rangers 	November 6, 2008 	5-2 vs. Tampa Bay
Blake Wheeler 	Boston 	November 6, 2008 	5-2 vs. Toronto
Mark Parrish 	Dallas 	November 7, 2008 	5-2 at Anaheim
David Booth (natural) 	Florida 	November 9, 2008 	3-1 at Anaheim
Jordan Staal 	Pittsburgh 	November 11, 2008	7-6 at Detroit
Christopher Higgins 	Montreal 	November 11, 2008	4-0 vs. Ottawa
Eric Staal 	Carolina 	November 21, 2008	5-2 vs. Phoenix
Dainius Zubrus 	New Jersey 	November 23, 2008	7-3 at Tampa Bay
Evgeni Malkin 	Pittsburgh 	November 26, 2008	5-3 at N.Y. Islanders
Alexander Ovechkin 	Washington 	November 26, 2008	5-3 vs. Atlanta
Michael Cammalleri 	Calgary 	November 27, 2008	4-3 at Vancouver
Sidney Crosby 	Pittsburgh 	November 29, 2008	4-1 vs. New Jersey
Martin Hanzal 	Phoenix 	December 4, 2008 	6-3 vs. Toronto
Jason Spezza 	Ottawa 	December 6, 2008 	3-2 vs. Pittsburgh
B.J. Crombeen 	St. Louis 	December 8, 2008 	6-3 vs. Nashville
Petr Sykora 	Pittsburgh 	December 11, 2008	9-2 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Pascal Dupuis 	Pittsburgh 	December 11, 2008	9-2 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Dustin Brown 	Los Angeles 	December 11, 2008	6-2 vs. St. Louis
Scott Hartnell 	Philadelphia 	December 11, 2008	6-5 vs. Carolina
David Krejci 	Boston 	December 18, 2008	8-5 vs. Toronto
Loui Eriksson 	Dallas 	December 18, 2008	6-5 vs. Columbus
Scott Hartnell 	Philadelphia 	December 20, 2008	7-1 vs. Washington
James Neal 	Dallas 	December 23, 2008	8-2 at Toronto
Eric Staal 	Carolina 	December 26, 2008	5-4 at Atlanta
Bryan Little 	Atlanta 	December 26, 2008	4-5 vs. Carolina
Rene Bourque 	Calgary 	December 27, 2008	6-3 vs. Ottawa
Andrei Kostitsyn 	Montreal 	December 27, 2008	3-2 at Pittsburgh
Maxim Lapierre 	Montreal 	December 29, 2008	5-2 at Florida
Robert Lang 	Montreal 	January 7, 2009 	6-3 at N.Y. Rangers
Bobby Ryan 	Anaheim 	January 8, 2009 	3-4 at Los Angeles
Nikita Filatov 	Columbus 	January 10, 2009 	4-2 vs. Minnesota
Erik Cole 	Edmonton 	January 13, 2009 	5-2 at Washington
Jason Blake 	Toronto 	January 15, 2009 	6-4 at Carolina
Ethan Moreau 	Edmonton 	January 18, 2009 	6-3 vs. Phoenix
Mike Ribeiro 	Dallas 	January 21, 2009 	4-1 at Florida
Rick Nash 	Columbus 	January 27, 2009 	3-2 vs. Detroit
Drew Stafford 	Buffalo 	January 27, 2009 	10-2 at Edmonton
Michael Cammalleri 	Calgary 	January 28, 2009 	5-2 vs. Buffalo
Alexander Ovechkin 	Washington 	February 1, 2009 	7-4 vs. Ottawa
Thomas Vanek (natural)	Buffalo 	February 4, 2009 	5-0 vs. Toronto
Ilya Kovalchuk 	Atlanta 	February 15, 2009	8-2 at Anaheim
Alexander Ovechkin 	Washington 	February 15, 2009	4-2 at Florida
Steven Stamkos 	Tampa Bay 	February 17, 2009	3-5 vs. Chicago
Olli Jokinen 	Phoenix 	February 21, 2009	6-3 at Los Angeles
Matt Cullen 	Carolina 	February 22, 2009	5-2 vs. Colorado
Jonathan Toews 	Chicago 	February 27, 2009	4-5 vs. Pittsburgh
Jason Arnott 	Nashville 	February 28, 2009	8-0 vs. Detroit
David Moss 	Calgary 	March 3, 2009 	6-3 at Ottawa
Michal Handzus 	Los Angeles 	March 5, 2009 	5-4 vs. Dallas
Ray Whitney 	Carolina 	March 6, 2009 	6-1 vs. Calgary
Eric Staal (4 goals) 	Carolina 	March 7, 2009 	9-3 at Tampa Bay
David Booth 	Florida 	March 7, 2009 	5-3 vs. St. Louis
Sean Bergenheim 	N.Y. Islanders	March 7, 2009 	7-3 vs. New Jersey
Rick Nash 	Columbus 	March 7, 2009 	8-2 at Detroit
Olli Jokinen 	Calgary 	March 14, 2009 	6-8 at Toronto
Sam Gagner 	Edmonton 	March 19, 2009 	8-1 at Colorado
David Backes (4 goals)	St. Louis 	April 2, 2009 	5-4 at Detroit
Jeff Carter 	Philadelphia 	April 3, 2009 	8-5 vs. Toronto
Eric Staal 	Carolina 	April 7, 2009 	9-0 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Boyd Devereaux 	Toronto 	April 11, 2009 	5-2 vs. Ottawa
Phil Kessel 	Boston 	April 12, 2009 	6-2 at N.Y. Islanders
===Playoffs===
Player 	Team 	Date 	Score and Opponent
Sidney Crosby 	Pittsburgh	May 4, 2009 	3-4 at Washington
Alexander Ovechkin	Washington	May 4, 2009 	4-3 vs. Pittsburgh
Patrick Kane 	Chicago 	May 11, 2009	7-5 vs. Vancouver
Evgeni Malkin 	Pittsburgh	May 21, 2009	7-4 vs. Carolina
===See Also===
Hat trick
===References===
*Hockey-Reference.com NHL 2009 Games
*Hockey-Reference.com Daily Leaders
Category:National Hockey League