Most hat tricks through the first 20 games of an NHL season
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Joe Malone leads with 7 hat tricks through his first 20 games of 1917-18, first of 35,923 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Joe Malone (1917-18 MTL)1917-18 | 7 | |
| Cy Denneny (1917-18 SEN)1917-18 | 6 | |
 Reg Noble (1917-18 TAN)1917-18 | 5 | |
| Babe Dye (1922-23 TSP)1922-23 | 4 | |
| Babe Dye (1924-25 TSP)1924-25 | 4 | |
 Mike Bossy (1980-81 NYI)1980-81 | 4 | |
| Mike Bossy (1983-84 NYI)1983-84 | 4 | |
| Newsy Lalonde (1919-20 MTL)1919-20 | 4 | |
| Auston Matthews (2023-24 TOR)2023-24 | 3 | |
| Babe Dye (1920-21 HAM/TSP)1920-21 | 3 | |
 Bernie Nicholls (1981-82 LAK)1981-82 | 3 | |
 Bobby Hull (1965-66 CHI)1965-66 | 3 | |
| Cy Denneny (1920-21 SEN)1920-21 | 3 | |
| Cy Denneny (1921-22 SEN)1921-22 | 3 | |
| Howie Morenz (1927-28 MTL)1927-28 | 3 | |
| Joe Malone (1919-20 QBD)1919-20 | 3 | |
| Joe Malone (1920-21 HAM)1920-21 | 3 | |
| Joe Malone (1921-22 HAM)1921-22 | 3 | |
 Mario Lemieux (1995-96 PIT)1995-96 | 3 | |
| Mike Bossy (1984-85 NYI)1984-85 | 3 | |
| Odie Cleghorn (1919-20 MTL)1919-20 | 3 | |
| Odie Cleghorn (1921-22 MTL)1921-22 | 3 | |
| Al McDonough (1972-73 PIT)1972-73 | 2 | |
| Alex Kovalev (2001-02 PIT)2001-02 | 2 | |
 Alex Ovechkin (2017-18 WSH)2017-18 | 2 |
Method
- 20 player-seasons aren't here because a game in their window has no line recorded.