Toronto Maple Leafs centre Bobby McMann of Wainwright, Alberta collected his first National Hockey League hat trick on Tuesday. He accomplished the feat in a 4-1 Maple Leafs win over the St. Louis Blues at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
McMann opened the scoring at 5:33 of the first period. Noah Gregor of Beaumont, Alberta got the assist. Then in the third period, McMann scored two Toronto goals. He put the Maple Leafs up 3-1 from defensemen T.J. Brodie of Chatham, Ontario and Simon Benoit of Laval, Quebec at 8:02, and then closed out the scoring from defenseman Mark Giordano of Toronto and David Kampf into an empty net with one minute and 39 seconds left.
Undrafted, McMann signed a two-year entry level with the Maple Leafs on May 1, 2022. He is earning $775,000 this season.
In his second season with the Maple Leafs, McMann has five goals and five assists for 10 points in 27 games. He is a -2 with 10 penalty minutes, 42 shots on goal, one faceoff win, eight blocked shots, 52 hits, six takeaways, and three giveaways.
With the win, the Maple Leafs improved to a record of 27 wins, 16 regulation losses, and eight losses in extra time for 62 points. They are four points up on the New Jersey Devils for a playoff spot.
