Four decades ago, Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy set an NHL hat trick record with the Islanders that only two players beat since, including The Great One. Here's today's NHL Nugget – this ...

becoming the fourth-fastest player to do so after Wayne Gretzky (424), Mario Lemieux (513), and Mike Bossy (656). The Edmonton Oilers captain is also the fourth-youngest NHLer to achieve the ...

Whether he can reach it quicker than Mike Bossy and Steve Yzerman will be decided ... to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the Oilers captain is now at 990 points in 652 games.

Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When goes back 40 years to Feb. 7, 1985, when New York Islanders legend Mike Bossy recorded a hat trick. This wasn't just any hat trick, either.