Ottawa Senators centre Drake Batherson of New Minas, Nova Scotia recorded his third career National Hockey League hat trick on Saturday. He accomplished the feat in a 7-4 Senators win over the New York Rangers at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
Batherson scored one goal in each period. He began the scoring at 5:34 of the first period from defensemen Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub. Batherson then put the Senators up 3-0 at 1:47 of the second period from Dylan Cozens of Whitehorse, Yukon and defenseman Jordan Spence. Batherson’s hat trick came with 12 seconds left in the third period into an empty net. This goal was an unassisted marker to complete the scoring.
In the Senators’s win over the Rangers, Batherson had four points (three goals and one assist). He was one of three Canadians on the Senators with a multi-point game. The other two were Michael Amadio (one goal and one assist for two points) and Cozens (one goal and one assist for two points).
Batherson’s first career hat trick came on October 25, 2021 in a 7-5 Senators loss to the Washington Capitals. Batherson’s second career hat trick came on December 11, 2024 in a 5-1 Senators win over the Anaheim Ducks.
This season, Batherson has seven goals and five assists for 12 points in 12 games. He is a +5 with 10 penalty minutes, one power-play point, 28 shots on goal, one faceoff win, seven blocked shots, 24 hits, four takeaways, and nine giveaways. Batherson’s faceoff win came in a 3-2 Senators shootout win over the Nashville Predators on October 10.
With the win over the Rangers, the Senators improved to a record of eight wins and four regulation losses. With 16 points, they are in second place in the Atlantic Division, and three points back of the Boston Bruins.
