Dawson Mercer has scored his first career hat trick.
Mercer led the New Jersey Devils to a five to one win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
All three of Mercer’s goals came close to the net on one-touch shots.
Congrats on your first career hat trick, Mercdawg! pic.twitter.com/Ht51sTOmAp
— x – New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 5, 2023
It has been a breakout year for the 21-year-old, who has registered 27 goals and 55 points on the season.
Mercer said in a post-game interview that it felt great to get the milestone.
He says that his teammates were telling him to go for the third goal going into the third period and they set him up for the final goal.
“We wanted to make sure we came out fast and were ready to go. Once we got that early lead, we just kept going.”
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