Edmonton Oilers center Zach Hyman of Toronto, Ontario collected his fourth career National Hockey League hat trick on Saturday. He accomplished the feat in a 3-1 Oilers win over the Ottawa Senators at Rogers Place.
Hyman opened the scoring at 18:08 of the second period from Evan Bouchard of Oakville, Ontario and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of Burnaby, British Columbia on the power-play. Hyman then scored the game-winning goal at 2:46 of the third period from Bouchard on a trickler to put the Oilers up 2-0. Then with two minutes and 50 seconds left, Hyman closed out the scoring with a power-play goal from Connor McDavid of Richmond Hill, Ontario and Bouchard.
Hyman’s first career NHL hat trick came on December 13, 2022 in a 6-3 Oilers win over the Nashville Predators. He then scored thrice in a 4-1 Oilers win over the Seattle Kraken on November 11, 2023, and then three more times in a 6-1 Oilers win over the Carolina Hurricanes on December 6, 2023.
In 2023-24, Hyman had 25 goals and 15 assists for 40 points in 35 games. He was a +13 with 32 penalty minutes, 11 power-play points, four game-winning goals, 135 shots on goal, three faceoff wins, 20 blocked shots, 28 hits, 13 takeaways, and nine giveaways.
With the win, the Oilers are in a playoff spot for the first time this season. They have a record of 20 wins, 15 regulation losses and one loss in extra time for 41 points.
