It took Milan Lucic just over 12 minutes to score three goals in the third period of Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks.
Lucic's third career hat trick propelled the team to a 4-2 win over the Sharks helping them keep pace with the Anaheim Ducks for top spot in the Pacific Division.
It was a big night for Lucic, who pushed his goal-scoring streak to three games while hitting his highest regular-season total in three years. As for the hat trick coming in a single period, that was a bit of an oddity for him.
"First time I've scored three in one period that's for sure and when it's one of your nights it's one of your nights," Lucic told Sportsnet's Gene Principe postgame.
Nevertheless, the Oilers will take it. They'll also hope to see more of it, as with just a single point over their next two games, they can guarantee home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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