2011-12 NHL Hat tricks

In the 2011-12 NHL season, 54 hat tricks scored during the regular season and 4 were scored during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Overall, the Tampa Bay Lightning led all teams with 6 hat tricks, while Jeff Carter and Evgeni Malkin had 3 to lead all skaters.
==Regular Season==
Player 	Team 	Date 	Score and Opponent
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 	Edmonton 	October 15, 2011 	3-4 vs. Vancouver
John Tavares 	N.Y. Islanders	October 15, 2011 	4-2 vs. N.Y. Rangers
Joffrey Lupul 	Toronto 	November 2, 2011 	5-3 at New Jersey
Steven Stamkos 	Tampa Bay 	November 4, 2011 	5-4 vs. Chicago (OT)
Matt Duchene 	Colorado 	November 4, 2011 	6-7 at Dallas (OT)
Tyler Seguin 	Boston 	November 5, 2011 	7-0 at Toronto
Johan Franzen 	Detroit 	November 8, 2011 	5-2 vs. Colorado
Kris Versteeg 	Florida 	November 10, 2011	5-2 at Winnipeg
Taylor Hall 	Edmonton 	November 19, 2011	9-2 vs. Chicago
Patrick Marleau 	San Jose 	November 20, 2011	4-1 at Colorado
Patrick Sharp 	Chicago 	November 25, 2011	6-5 at Anaheim
Ryan Jones 	Edmonton 	December 2, 2011 	6-3 vs. Columbus
Matt Moulson (4 goals) 	N.Y. Islanders	December 3, 2011 	5-4 at Dallas
Daniel Sedin 	Vancouver 	December 6, 2011 	6-0 vs. Colorado
Evgeni Malkin 	Pittsburgh 	December 17, 2011	8-3 vs. Buffalo
Jeff Carter 	Columbus 	December 22, 2011	5-6 at Nashville
Brad Marchand 	Boston 	December 23, 2011	8-0 vs. Florida
Steven Stamkos 	Tampa Bay 	December 31, 2011	5-2 vs. Carolina
Sergei Kostitsyn 	Nashville 	January 1, 2012 	5-3 vs. Calgary
Lars Eller (4 goals) 	Montreal 	January 4, 2012 	7-3 vs. Winnipeg
Daniel Brière 	Philadelphia 	January 7, 2012 	3-2 vs. Ottawa (OT)
Shane Doan 	Phoenix 	January 7, 2012 	5-1 vs. N.Y. Islanders
Corey Perry 	Anaheim 	January 8, 2012 	7-4 vs. Columbus
Viktor Stalberg 	Chicago 	January 10, 2012 	5-2 vs. Columbus
Saku Koivu 	Anaheim 	January 10, 2012 	5-2 vs. Dallas 
Troy Brouwer 	Washington 	January 13, 2012 	4-3 vs. Tampa Bay
Evgeni Malkin (natural) 	Pittsburgh 	January 15, 2012 	6-3 at Tampa Bay
Lee Stempniak 	Calgary 	January 21, 2012 	6-2 at Edmonton
Scott Hartnell (natural) 	Philadelphia 	January 22, 2012 	5-6 vs. Boston (SO)
Mathieu Perreault 	Washington 	January 24, 2012 	5-3 vs. Boston
Andrew Cogliano (natural)	Anaheim 	January 31, 2012 	4-1 at Phoenix
Sam Gagner (4 goals) 	Edmonton 	February 2, 2012 	8-4 vs. Chicago
Martin St. Louis 	Tampa Bay 	February 4, 2012 	6-3 vs. Florida
Olli Jokinen 	Calgary 	February 8, 2012 	4-3 at San Jose
Max Pacioretty 	Montreal 	February 9, 2012 	4-2 at N.Y. Islanders
Ryan Callahan 	N.Y. Rangers 	February 11, 2012	5-2 at Philadelphia
Corey Perry 	Anaheim 	February 12, 2012	5-3 at Columbus
Ilya Kovalchuk 	New Jersey 	February 14, 2012	4-1 at Buffalo
Jason Spezza (natural) 	Ottawa 	February 14, 2012	4-0 at Tampa Bay
Jeff Carter 	Columbus 	February 21, 2012	6-3 vs. San Jose
Evgeni Malkin 	Pittsburgh 	February 25, 2012	8-1 vs. Tampa Bay
Dustin Brown (natural) 	Los Angeles 	February 25, 2012	4-0 vs. Chicago
Martin St. Louis 	Tampa Bay 	February 26, 2012	4-3 at New Jersey
David Krejci 	Boston 	March 1, 2012 	4-3 vs. New Jersey (OT)
Zach Parise 	New Jersey 	March 2, 2012 	5-0 at Washington
Milan Michalek (natural) 	Ottawa 	March 6, 2012 	7-3 at Tampa Bay
Ilya Kovalchuk 	New Jersey 	March 8, 2012 	5-1 vs. N.Y. Islanders
James Neal 	Pittsburgh 	March 20, 2012 	8-4 vs. Winnipeg
Ales Hemsky 	Edmonton 	March 20, 2012 	6-3 at Nashville
Erik Cole (natural) 	Montreal 	March 23, 2012 	5-1 vs. Ottawa
R.J. Umberger 	Columbus 	March 23, 2012 	5-1 vs. Carolina
Ryan Malone 	Tampa Bay 	March 29, 2012 	4-6 at New Jersey
Cam Atkinson 	Columbus 	April 5, 2012 	5-2 at Colorado
Teddy Purcell 	Tampa Bay 	April 7, 2012 	4-3 at Winnipeg (OT)
==Playoffs==
Player 	Team 	Date 	Score and Opponent
Sean Couturier 	Philadelphia	April 13, 2012	8-5 at Pittsburgh
Claude Giroux 	Philadelphia	April 13, 2012	8-5 at Pittsburgh
Jordan Staal 	Pittsburgh 	April 18, 2012	10-3 at Philadelphia
Jeff Carter (natural)	Los Angeles 	May 15, 2012 	4-0 at Phoenix
==See also==
Hat trick
==References==
*Hockey-Reference.com NHL 2012 Games
*Hockey-Reference.com Daily Leaders
Category:National Hockey League