It was the first hat trick by an Islander in the first period since Jason Blake on Feb. 27, 2007, against Philadelphia, and the first for Palmieri since Oct. 30, 2019, when he was with the Devils.

Kyle Palmieri had the fastest hat trick in franchise history, their first first-period hat trick since 2007 and their first natural hat trick since Brock Nelson did it in March 2022.

The 2025 NHL Draft is just hours away, and the New York Islanders are on the clock. When they make the No. 1 pick, the first thing that draftee will do is throw on his new team’s hat, which you ...