After Marchand's just missing the Gordie Howe Hat Trick, I hit the wiki to find out the career all time and active leaders.
Make your guesses below.
For the active leaders, both have Bruin connections.
Although he played a record 2,421 professional hockey games, Gordie Howe himself only achieved two "Gordie Howe hat tricks" in his NHL career.
The all-time leaders in Gordie Howe hat tricks are Rick Tocchet with 18 and Brendan Shanahan (who would later become the NHL's chief disciplinarian) with 17. Next is Brian Sutter with 16, then Tiger Williams and Wilf Paiement with 15 each. The active leaders are Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara and Leafs forward Joe Thornton with five.
