Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Tyler Bertuzzi of Sudbury, Ontario recorded his third career National Hockey League hat trick on Saturday. He accomplished the feat in a 4-3 Maple Leafs win over the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
After the Avalanche went up 2-0, Bertuzzi put the Maple Leafs on the scoreboard from Mitch Marner of Markham, Ontario and William Nylander at 13:42 of the first period on the power-play. Bertuzzi then tied the game at two at 14:45 of the second period from Max Domi of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Nylander, and then scored the game-winning goal with two minutes and 51 seconds left in the third period from Matthews and Nylander.
Bertuzzi was one of two Canadians to record a multi-point game on the Maple Leafs. The other was Marner, who had one goal and one assist for two points.
In 2023-24, Bertuzzi has 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points. He is a zero rating with 28 penalty minutes, six power-play points, one game-winning goal, 110 shots on goal, four faceoff wins, 35 blocked shots, 64 hits, 29 takeaways, and 30 giveaways.
Bertuzzi’s first NHL hat trick came on January 12, 2019 in a 5-2 Detroit Red Wings win over the Minnesota Wild. Bertuzzi’s second NHL hat trick came on October 14, 2021 in a 7-6 Red Wings loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
With the win, the Maple Leafs have now won seven straight games. They have a record of 33 wins, 16 regulation losses and eight losses in extra time for 74 points, and are in third place in the Atlantic Division.
