 During the 2010 playoffs, Pavelski had three-straight multi-goal games (Game 6 against the Colorado Avalanche and Games 1 and 2 against the Detroit Red Wings), not only helping the Sharks win all three games, but also becoming the first player to do so since Mario Lemieux in 1992.It was after this streak that he also picked up the nickname "The Big Pavelski" to accompany his nickname of "Little Joe".Pavelski came close to scoring his first NHL hat-trick on March 19, 2011, against the St. Louis Blues.