NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we identify key advanced metrics behind the League-record 30 hat tricks in January 2026.

Lucas Raymond has 116 career goals, which is one shy of tying Sergei Fedorov (117) for fourth most by a Red Wings player age 23 or younger in franchise history, behind Yzerman (229), Howe (160) and Marcel Dionne (139). Raymond will turn 24 on March 28.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored in a shootout and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

The NHL record for most hat tricks in a season is 139, set in 1981-82. There have been 61 so far in 2025-26. With a light February schedule due to the Olympics and only one full month of regular-season games after that, the chances of a new single-season record are next to impossible. But there may never be another January like this one.

NHL Active Player With Most Goals | 2025 Updated List Who is the NHL active player with the most career goals? In this video, we look at the all-time goal leaders among active NHL players (2025 update).

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thomas Harley and Wyatt Johnston each scored a power-play goal in the first period to lead the Dallas Stars over the Utah Mammoth 3-2 on Saturday night. Matt Duchene also scored in the first to help Dallas wrap up a three-game trip with its fourth straight victory.

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