1996-97 NHL Hat tricks

In the 1996-97 NHL season, 74 hat tricks were scored in the 1,066-game regular season and 5 were scored in the 82 games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Overall, the Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers led all teams in hat tricks with 6 each, while Brendan Shanahan and Ray Sheppard led all skaters with 3 each.