| Share  Hat Tricks  Players scored three or more goals in one
game a total of 74 times during the 1996-97 regular season.
Brendan Shanahan of Detroit and Ray Sheppard of Florida led the
way with three hat tricks each. (*) indicates rookie.  Five
GoalsDateScore Sergei Fedorov, Det vs WashDec. 26Det, 5-4 Four
GoalsDateScore Peter Bondra, Wash vs ColMar. 6Wash, 6-3 Wendel
Clark, Tor vs EdmNov. 9Tor, 7-3 Martin Gelinas, Van vs PhoFeb.
27Van, 6-2 John LeClair, Phi vs MonFeb. 6Phi, 9-5 Mario Lemieux,
Pit at MonJan. 26Pit, 5-2 Eric Lindros, Phi at TorMar. 19Phi,
6-3 Jaroslav Svejkovsky*, Wash at BufApr. 13Wash, 8-3 Keith
Tkachuk, Pho at ChiMar. 20Pho, 4-2 Three GoalsDateScore Tony
Amonte, Chi vs LANov. 30Chi, 5-3 Tony Amonte, Chi vs NYIMar.
16Chi, 5-4 Peter Bondra, Wash at AnaDec. 13Ana, 5-4 Dino
Ciccarelli, TB vs PitNov. 8Tied, 5-5 Mariusz Czerkawski, Edm at
BosNov. 7Edm, 6-0 Mariusz Czerkawski, Edm vs TorFeb. 19Edm, 6-5
Vincent Damphousse, Mon vs HartJan. 6Mon, 5-4 Eric Daze, Chi at
DalApr. 13Chi, 5-2 Theoren Fle