<P> The NHL record for the fastest natural hat trick is 21 seconds, set by Bill Mosienko in 1952 for the Chicago Blackhawks . </P> <P> A Gordie Howe hat trick is a tongue - in - cheek play on the feat . It is achieved by scoring a goal, getting an assist, and getting in a fight, all in the same game . Namesake Gordie Howe himself only recorded two in his NHL career, as opposed to league leader Rick Tocchet, who accrued 18 Gordie Howe hat tricks . </P> <P> In December 1995, Florida Panthers captain Scott Mellanby scored a rat trick, the term coined by teammate John Vanbiesbrouck . Prior to the game, Mellanby killed a rat in the Panthers' locker room with his hockey stick, and proceeded to score a pair of goals later that night . When Mellanby scored a hat trick in a later game, some Florida fans threw plastic rats on the ice, a tradition that continued for all Panthers' goals throughout the 1996 playoffs . Due to the resulting game delays caused by the necessary clean - up of the plastic rats, the league eventually banned the activity and modified Rule 63 to impose a minor penalty against the home team for a violation . The more traditional practice of fans throwing hats on the ice following genuine hat tricks remains exempt from this penalty . </P> <P> A hat - trick in lacrosse is when a player scores three goals in one game . </P>

Who gets the match ball if two players scored a hatrick