Mitch Marner achieved his first career playoff hat trick in the NHL, scoring three goals in a single postseason game. The Vegas Golden Knights forward tallied 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist) in the third game of the second-round Stanley Cup series against the Anaheim Ducks, which ended in a 6-2 victory (series 2-1), and was named the first star of the game.
The 29-year-old Canadian now has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) in 9 playoff games this season, with a plus-8 rating. This hat trick marks the first of Marner’s postseason career. He becomes the fifth player in Vegas Golden Knights history to record a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Previous players to achieve this feat include Mark Stone (twice, including in the final game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final against Florida), Jonathan Marchessault (twice), Mattias Janmark, and Pavel Dorofeyev (during the current playoffs).
