Most hat tricks through the first 1,000 games of an NHL career

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Wayne Gretzky leads with 49 hat tricks through his first 1,000 games, first of 422 careers.

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Most hat tricks through the first 1,000 games of an NHL career
#	Player and seasons	Value
	Wayne Gretzky1979 – 1993	49
	Mario Lemieux1984 – 2006inactive after 915 games	40
	Mike Bossy1977 – 1987inactive after 752 games	39
	Bobby Hull1957 – 1972	28
	Brett Hull1986 – 2001	28
	Marcel Dionne1971 – 1984	27
	Phil Esposito1963 – 1977	27
	Maurice Richard1942 – 1960inactive after 978 games	26
	Cy Denneny1917 – 1929inactive after 329 games	25
	Jari Kurri1980 – 1995	22
	Glenn Anderson1980 – 1994	21
	Rick Martin1971 – 1982inactive after 685 games	21
	Alex Ovechkin2005 – 2018	20
	Darryl Sittler1970 – 1984	20
	Pavel Bure1991 – 2003inactive after 702 games	20
	Peter Bondra1990 – 2006	19
	David Pastrnak2014 – 2027849 of 1,000 games	19
	Bernie Nicholls1981 – 1997	18
	Dino Ciccarelli1980 – 1995	18
	Steve Yzerman1983 – 1997	18
	Teemu Selanne1992 – 2007	18
	Joe Malone1917 – 1924inactive after 126 games	18
	Jean Beliveau1950 – 1970	17
	Alexander Mogilny1989 – 2006inactive after 990 games	17
	Bryan Trottier1975 – 1989	16
	Gilbert Perreault1970 – 1984	16
	Guy Lafleur1971 – 1989	16
	Lanny McDonald1973 – 1987	16
	Mark Messier1979 – 1993	16
	Mike Gartner1979 – 1992	16
	Michel Goulet1979 – 1993	15
	Pierre Turgeon1987 – 2001	15
	Theo Fleury1988 – 2002	15
	Connor McDavid2015 – 2027810 of 1,000 games	15
	Butch Goring1969 – 1984	14

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