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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard and Sharks' Macklin Celebrini combine for NHL history not witnessed in 80 years
Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
The top NHL young forwards, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini, accomplished something that hasn't been seen in the league for over 80 years.
The 2025-26 season will be remembered as the one where the 2023 and 2024 first overall picks, Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini, broke out.
The two players are at the top of the standings in points, alongside none other than Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid.
After 19 games, Bedard has 29 points, including 13 goals.
Celebrini has 30 points in 20 games, also including 13 goals.
Celebrini has 30 points in 20 games, also including 13 goals.
Last night, the two players scored a hat trick.
Bedard and Celebrini Score Hat Tricks on the Same Night
According to the NHL's Public Relations account, yesterday marked only the second day in NHL history that saw multiple hat tricks scored by players under 20 years old.
The last time it happened was in 1944, when Jack Hamilton and Jack Poile did it:
After the game, Bedard, who wore an "A" on his jersey for the first time in his career, opened up about the season so far and his hat trick:
"It's been fun. We're obviously early, 19 games in, but it's just been a lot of fun. We're so determined to go out there and win. You know, even today, we give up a goal, obviously get them back into the game at the end of the second, and right at the start of the third they score. That's something that can deflate a team, but we go back out there, we get another one, then we get another one. We're just really determined. We have a lot of fun together. We love each other and we want to play for each other. That shows a lot."
"I think if anyone goes out there for the empty-netter with a chance for a hat trick, obviously you're not going to force it, but I felt good in that spot to shoot that one. Obviously I turned it over, too, so I just wanted to make sure to ice the game. Fortunately, it went in."
"I think if anyone goes out there for the empty-netter with a chance for a hat trick, obviously you're not going to force it, but I felt good in that spot to shoot that one. Obviously I turned it over, too, so I just wanted to make sure to ice the game. Fortunately, it went in."
Bedard became the fourth player in Hawks history to score multiple hat tricks before turning 21 years old, joining Alex DeBrincat, Jeremy Roenick, and Bobby Hull.
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