In the 2008-09 NHL season, 65 hat tricks were scored during the regular season and 4 were scored in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Overall, the Pittsburgh Penguins had 7 to lead all teams, while Eric Staal had 5 to lead all skaters.
Regular Season[]
| Player | Team | Date | Score and Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Brunnstrom | Dallas | October 15, 2008 | 6-4 vs. Nashville |
| Jarome Iginla | Calgary | October 23, 2008 | 5-3 at Nashville |
| Milan Lucic | Boston | October 25, 2008 | 5-4 vs. Atlanta |
| Teemu Selanne | Anaheim | October 29, 2008 | 5-4 vs. Detroit |
| Chris Drury | N.Y. Rangers | November 6, 2008 | 5-2 vs. Tampa Bay |
| Blake Wheeler | Boston | November 6, 2008 | 5-2 vs. Toronto |
| Mark Parrish | Dallas | November 7, 2008 | 5-2 at Anaheim |
| David Booth (natural) | Florida | November 9, 2008 | 3-1 at Anaheim |
| Jordan Staal | Pittsburgh | November 11, 2008 | 7-6 at Detroit |
| Christopher Higgins | Montreal | November 11, 2008 | 4-0 vs. Ottawa |
| Eric Staal | Carolina | November 21, 2008 | 5-2 vs. Phoenix |
| Dainius Zubrus | New Jersey | November 23, 2008 | 7-3 at Tampa Bay |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh | November 26, 2008 | 5-3 at N.Y. Islanders |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Washington | November 26, 2008 | 5-3 vs. Atlanta |
| Michael Cammalleri | Calgary | November 27, 2008 | 4-3 at Vancouver |
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh | November 29, 2008 | 4-1 vs. New Jersey |
| Martin Hanzal | Phoenix | December 4, 2008 | 6-3 vs. Toronto |
| Jason Spezza | Ottawa | December 6, 2008 | 3-2 vs. Pittsburgh |
| B.J. Crombeen | St. Louis | December 8, 2008 | 6-3 vs. Nashville |
| Petr Sykora | Pittsburgh | December 11, 2008 | 9-2 vs. N.Y. Islanders |
| Pascal Dupuis | Pittsburgh | December 11, 2008 | 9-2 vs. N.Y. Islanders |
| Dustin Brown | Los Angeles | December 11, 2008 | 6-2 vs. St. Louis |
| Scott Hartnell | Philadelphia | December 11, 2008 | 6-5 vs. Carolina |
| David Krejci | Boston | December 18, 2008 | 8-5 vs. Toronto |
| Loui Eriksson | Dallas | December 18, 2008 | 6-5 vs. Columbus |
| Scott Hartnell | Philadelphia | December 20, 2008 | 7-1 vs. Washington |
| James Neal | Dallas | December 23, 2008 | 8-2 at Toronto |
| Eric Staal | Carolina | December 26, 2008 | 5-4 at Atlanta |
| Bryan Little | Atlanta | December 26, 2008 | 4-5 vs. Carolina |
| Rene Bourque | Calgary | December 27, 2008 | 6-3 vs. Ottawa |
| Andrei Kostitsyn | Montreal | December 27, 2008 | 3-2 at Pittsburgh |
| Maxim Lapierre | Montreal | December 29, 2008 | 5-2 at Florida |
| Robert Lang | Montreal | January 7, 2009 | 6-3 at N.Y. Rangers |
| Bobby Ryan | Anaheim | January 8, 2009 | 3-4 at Los Angeles |
| Nikita Filatov | Columbus | January 10, 2009 | 4-2 vs. Minnesota |
| Erik Cole | Edmonton | January 13, 2009 | 5-2 at Washington |
| Jason Blake | Toronto | January 15, 2009 | 6-4 at Carolina |
| Ethan Moreau | Edmonton | January 18, 2009 | 6-3 vs. Phoenix |
| Mike Ribeiro | Dallas | January 21, 2009 | 4-1 at Florida |
| Rick Nash | Columbus | January 27, 2009 | 3-2 vs. Detroit |
| Drew Stafford | Buffalo | January 27, 2009 | 10-2 at Edmonton |
| Michael Cammalleri | Calgary | January 28, 2009 | 5-2 vs. Buffalo |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Washington | February 1, 2009 | 7-4 vs. Ottawa |
| Thomas Vanek (natural) | Buffalo | February 4, 2009 | 5-0 vs. Toronto |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | Atlanta | February 15, 2009 | 8-2 at Anaheim |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Washington | February 15, 2009 | 4-2 at Florida |
| Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay | February 17, 2009 | 3-5 vs. Chicago |
| Olli Jokinen | Phoenix | February 21, 2009 | 6-3 at Los Angeles |
| Matt Cullen | Carolina | February 22, 2009 | 5-2 vs. Colorado |
| Jonathan Toews | Chicago | February 27, 2009 | 4-5 vs. Pittsburgh |
| Jason Arnott | Nashville | February 28, 2009 | 8-0 vs. Detroit |
| David Moss | Calgary | March 3, 2009 | 6-3 at Ottawa |
| Michal Handzus | Los Angeles | March 5, 2009 | 5-4 vs. Dallas |
| Ray Whitney | Carolina | March 6, 2009 | 6-1 vs. Calgary |
| Eric Staal (4 goals) | Carolina | March 7, 2009 | 9-3 at Tampa Bay |
| David Booth | Florida | March 7, 2009 | 5-3 vs. St. Louis |
| Sean Bergenheim | N.Y. Islanders | March 7, 2009 | 7-3 vs. New Jersey |
| Rick Nash | Columbus | March 7, 2009 | 8-2 at Detroit |
| Olli Jokinen | Calgary | March 14, 2009 | 6-8 at Toronto |
| Sam Gagner | Edmonton | March 19, 2009 | 8-1 at Colorado |
| David Backes (4 goals) | St. Louis | April 2, 2009 | 5-4 at Detroit |
| Jeff Carter | Philadelphia | April 3, 2009 | 8-5 vs. Toronto |
| Eric Staal | Carolina | April 7, 2009 | 9-0 vs. N.Y. Islanders |
| Boyd Devereaux | Toronto | April 11, 2009 | 5-2 vs. Ottawa |
| Phil Kessel | Boston | April 12, 2009 | 6-2 at N.Y. Islanders |
Playoffs[]
| Player | Team | Date | Score and Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh | May 4, 2009 | 3-4 at Washington |
| Alexander Ovechkin | Washington | May 4, 2009 | 4-3 vs. Pittsburgh |
| Patrick Kane | Chicago | May 11, 2009 | 7-5 vs. Vancouver |
| Evgeni Malkin | Pittsburgh | May 21, 2009 | 7-4 vs. Carolina |