--- title: Thursday was hat-trick night in the NHL, and all three came with comebacks attached url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-16/nhl-hat-trick-night/ published: 2026-10-16T13:00:16Z edition: 2026-10-16T12 newsroom: sports beat: None audience: content_creator trust: confirmed source_count: 3 cited_manifest_ids: ['1792124266648433488', '1792137037173788967', '1792120076316478230'] --- # Thursday was hat-trick night in the NHL, and all three came with comebacks attached *Brady Tkachuk posted back-to-back hat tricks to lift Florida past Vancouver in OT, Mark Stone's natural third-period hat trick powered Vegas' 6-2 win over Calgary, and Jack Quinn's Gordie Howe hat trick carried Buffalo past Toronto in OT.* Confirmed · 3 sources · Sports · Published 2026-10-16 13:00 UTC ## Key facts - Brady Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the second straight game, tying the game 2-2 with 11.8 seconds left in regulation and scoring the winner at 2:23 of overtime in Florida's 3-2 win over Vancouver; he is the third Panther ever with back-to-back hat tricks. [cites: 1792124266648433488] - Mark Stone recorded a natural hat trick in the third period as Vegas beat Calgary 6-2 to go 7-2-0; the Golden Knights lead the league with 35 goals, and Jack Eichel sits at 16 points (5G, 11A). [cites: 1792137037173788967] - Jack Quinn recorded two goals, two assists and a fight — a Gordie Howe hat trick — matching his single-game career high of four points as Buffalo beat Toronto 5-4 in overtime, the Sabres' third comeback from a two-goal third-period deficit this season. [cites: 1792120076316478230] ## Tkachuk does it again, later Brady Tkachuk scored a hat trick for the second straight game, and the second one was the harder act. The Panthers trailed Vancouver 2-0 — the Canucks scored at 7:23 and 17:06 of the first period — before Tkachuk started his climb at 11:11 of the third. He tied the game 2-2 with 11.8 seconds left in regulation, then scored the winner at 2:23 of overtime to finish a 3-2 comeback win. The overtime winner came at the end of a 40-second shift — Tkachuk, per the Panthers' recap, showed no signs of slowing down before finding the finish. [cites: 1792124266648433488] Tkachuk is the third player in Panthers history to produce back-to-back hat tricks, and the first NHL player with consecutive hat tricks since Auston Matthews in 2024. Head coach Paul Maurice said: "He picks his shots. He was the defining player for us tonight, for sure." Tkachuk himself credited the room: "It says a lot about just the guys in this room, just the culture." The win moved Florida to 4-2-2, with Leevi Merilainen making 36 saves for Vancouver in the loss. Florida closes its two-game homestand Saturday against the Seattle Kraken at 6 p.m. ET. [cites: 1792124266648433488] ## Stone owns the third period In Las Vegas, the script flipped: no comeback required, just a captain taking over. Mark Stone recorded a natural hat trick in the third period — three straight goals — as the Golden Knights beat Calgary 6-2 to improve to 7-2-0. Vegas now leads the league in goals with 35. Vegas needed no comeback: Brett Howden scored 26 seconds into the game, Eichel added his fifth of the season on a shorthanded breakaway, and Braeden Bowman scored on the power play before Stone tipped in the fourth, fifth and sixth goals for the natural hat trick. [cites: 1792137037173788967] > **From Synorb** — Ask what Synorb covers. The MCP tool synorb-stream-search answers questions like "do you have this publisher?" without using any Manifest allowance. [Connect and ask](https://synorb.com/connect) The supporting cast is producing too. Jack Eichel has 16 points on the season (5G, 11A), including a shorthanded breakaway goal for his fifth of the year. Mitch Marner extended a six-game multi-point streak totaling 15 points, and Carter Hart stopped 28 of 30 shots for a .933 save percentage. Calgary fell to 1-7-0. [cites: 1792137037173788967] ## Quinn's Gordie Howe night in Toronto Buffalo's win was the night's third act. The Sabres beat Toronto 5-4 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena, and Jack Quinn starred with a Gordie Howe hat trick and then some: two goals, two assists and a fight. Four points matches his single-game career high. [cites: 1792120076316478230] Dennis Gilbert launched the third-period comeback with his first goal as a Sabre, and it was Buffalo's third comeback from a two-goal, third-period deficit already this season — a pattern that says as much about the Sabres' slow starts as their finishes. Owen Power scored the overtime winner, his second OT winner. The injury list is growing, though: Josh Norris is in protocol after an overtime injury, Rasmus Dahlin missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury and has a 50/50 chance to play Saturday in Montreal, and Jiri Kulich is day-to-day. Buffalo sits at 4-3-1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 of 30 in net. Three hat tricks, three wins, three different paths — the rare night when the highlight and the standings told the same story. [cites: 1792120076316478230] ## What is still unresolved - Whether Tkachuk's scoring run extends into Saturday's game against Seattle. - Whether Dahlin returns for Buffalo's Saturday game in Montreal and how long Norris stays in protocol. - Whether Vegas' league-leading 35-goal pace survives a tougher stretch of schedule. ## Decision card - **Useful for:** Sports content creators covering the NHL's early season; Fans tracking standout individual performances; Anyone following the Atlantic and Pacific division races - **Not for:** Betting decisions — this is a recap, not a prediction; Fantasy lineup advice beyond the reported numbers - **Compare against:** Last season's early hat-trick leaders; Career-high scoring nights for each player ## Provenance ledger | Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published | |---|---|---|---|---| | `1792124266648433488` | RECAP: Brady Tkachuk's second straight hat trick sends Panthers past Canucks | [nhl-news-panthers](https://nhl.com/panthers/news/recap-brady-tkachuk-s-second-straight-hat-trick-sends-panthers-past-canucks) | 1792124891022141200, 1792124891048399713, 1792124891028820219, 1792124891098373298, 1792124891155019386, 1792124891083079251, 1792124891109772562, 1792124891189736762, 1792124891161966219, 1792124891195928737 | 10-16 00:00 | | `1792137037173788967` | Golden Knights Extinguish Flames 6-2 With Stone Hat Trick | [nhl-news-goldenknights](https://nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-extinguish-flames-6-2-with-stone-hat-trick) | 1792137432644083403, 1792137432635715139, 1792137432646033195, 1792137432649948008, 1792137432638775438, 1792137432639373801, 1792137432641478344, 1792137432642220523, 1792137432648280364, 1792137432645755161 | 10-16 00:00 | | `1792120076316478230` | At the Horn \| BUF 5 - TOR 4 (OT) | [nhl-news-sabres](https://nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-maple-leafs-recap-stats-highlights-score) | 1792124594909892699, 1792124594915831209, 1792124594923235838, 1792124594927157625, 1792124594919844485, 1792124594942621123, 1792124594939603398, 1792124594943593127, 1792124594940128552, 1792124594931672978 | 10-16 00:00 | ## Run these Manifests yourself Every Manifest cited here can be read in full with your own Synorb Key. 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