Most hat tricks through the first 500 games of an NHL career

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Wayne Gretzky leads with 35 hat tricks through his first 500 games, first of 1,876 careers.

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Most hat tricks through the first 500 games of an NHL career
#	Player and seasons	Value
	Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1986	35
	Mike Bossy1977 – 1984	28
	Mario Lemieux1984 – 1992	27
	Cy Denneny1917 – 1929inactive after 329 games	25
	Brett Hull1986 – 1994	19
	Jari Kurri1980 – 1987	18
	Maurice Richard1942 – 1952	18
	Rick Martin1971 – 1978	18
	Joe Malone1917 – 1924inactive after 126 games	18
	Babe Dye1919 – 1931inactive after 272 games	16
	Glenn Anderson1980 – 1987	15
	Teemu Selanne1992 – 2000	15
	Tim Kerr1980 – 1989	15
	Newsy Lalonde1917 – 1927inactive after 99 games	15
	Alexander Mogilny1989 – 1997	14
	Howie Morenz1923 – 1936	14
	Kent Nilsson1979 – 1987	14
	Pavel Bure1991 – 2000	14
	Bobby Hull1957 – 1965	13
	Bernie Nicholls1981 – 1989	12
	Connor McDavid2015 – 2023	12
	Dennis Maruk1975 – 1982	12
	Dino Ciccarelli1980 – 1988	12
	Marcel Dionne1971 – 1978	12
	David Pastrnak2014 – 2022	11
	Eric Lindros1992 – 2002	11
	Eric Staal2003 – 2011	11
	Jean Beliveau1950 – 1961	11
	Patrik Laine2016 – 2025	11

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