Scoring three goals in one game by a single player Fans typically throw hats on the ice in appreciation A Natural Hat Trick is scoring three goals in a row without intervening goals by any other player
(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc
Three goals scored by the same player in a single match Originated in cricket where a player was awarded a new hat for taking three wickets with three balls
(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc )
(Sports) series of three successive wins; three goals scored by the same player in one game (Soccer; Ice hockey); three wickets taken by a one player in three successive balls (Cricket)