Fans rejoice as Connor McDavid nets hat trick after 1134 days: "MacKinnon be scared he coming for that Hart and Rocket"

The Edmonton Oilers thrashed the Seattle Kraken 9-4 at Rogers Place on Thursday, on the back of a four-point night for captain Connor McDavid as he scored his first hat trick in the NHL since October 27, 2022.

McDavid opened the Oilers' scoring in the first period, before adding two power play goals in the next two periods each. Heading into the game, McDavid had 36 points and 11 goals in 27 games, significantly trailing Nathan MacKinnon, who currently leads both categories with 46 points and 22 goals.

Fans on social media are optimistic that this scoring spree will be the turnaround that the forward requires. Here are a few reactions from X:

"MacKinnon be scared, he coming for that Hart and Rocket," a fan wrote.

"Oh McDavid was mad, mad he wasn’t shooting last game huh? LOL," a fan said.

"Connor McDavid playing pickup hockey tonight vs Seattle," another fan wrote.

"Man heard y’all talking s**t, saying he was mid and washed, so he decided to remind you who the best in the world is. LetsGoOilers," a fan noted.

"I’m crying I never thought I’d see the day, this happened again!!!!!!!" a fan exclaimed.

"Nice to see him with a shot mentality," a fan added.

This was McDavid's 14th career hat trick. His last one came 1184 days back during a 6-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored 153 points, including 64 goals, in 2022-23, winning the Rocket Richard Trophy and the Art Ross Trophy, the latter being his third consecutive win.

Since then, McDavid has taken up more playmaking duties, with 174 assists in the last two seasons, but scoring only 58 goals. His shooting percentage also dropped from 18.2% in 2022-23 to 12.2% the following season and increased slightly to 13.3% in 2024-25. Regardless, he was able to lead his team to consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.

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Connor McDavid opened up about the result during his media scrum on Thursday.

"Yeah, I feel like we haven't really had that all year," McDavid said. "So, feels good to get a couple as a group and hopefully guys are feeling good about themselves and we can build on it."

The Oilers improved to a 12-11-5 record as a result and are currently just outside the Western Conference wild card playoff spots.

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Edited by R. Nikhil Parshy