First of all, I'd take scoring a hat trick anywhere, but my preference would be to do it on home ice in front of the home fans, and to have it happen that way was super cool for me.
The first two goals were kind of similar, with each being backdoor and just whacking at the puck. Obviously, great plays from Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov on the first one, and then Brent Burns on the second. It was nice to show off a little skill on the last one with a breakaway after Derek Stepan made a great heady play.
This hat trick means a lot to me. My dad and my brother got into town last night. My dad, Ray, couldn't make it for the father's trip, but he caught the back end of it tonight. To have him here with my brother, Kayden, who have both played tremendous roles in my life, means a lot to me. I try not to get emotional about it because they mean more to me than they know.
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My last hat trick was during the COVID year when I was 18 and playing for Portland of the Western Hockey League against Seattle. There were no fans, nothing. You had to wear a mask over your face. Not as fun, but a hat trick's a hat trick.
Honestly now, it's about forgetting it once my head hits the pillow. I can't score any goals tomorrow. It's nice to score, but I can't dwell on this too much because I don't want to miss a moment of the Stadium Series.
A lot of learning to forget about it has come with my struggles this year. I've gotten better at forgetting my game and forgetting a bad day, especially in the past couple of years moving to the professional level. You have to do that because it's a hard league, and you're not going to be great every night. It's a little bit easier to do that in juniors.
It's helped me tremendously to be able to not overthink too much and not take myself out of games before they even start.
