Welcome to "Vaulted," a new series in which we take a look back a moments that are worthy of being enshrined within the Florida Panthers Virtual Vault, which is presented by Baptist Health.
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Earning the nickname "Cookie" due his pre-game routine that revolves around throwing back more than a few Oreos, Noel Acciari briefly captured the attention of the entire NHL when he managed to register back-to-back hat tricks for the Florida Panthers on Dec. 16 and 20, 2019.
"I'm just so happy for him," Panthers winger Jonathan Huberdeau said of Acciari's incredible achievement. "He works so hard. To get two hat tricks, it's really impressive. I don't even have one yet. It's nice for him to get two in a row."
Joining the Panthers on a three-year contract prior to the start of the 2019-20 season, Acciari was moved up from the team's fourth line to join Huberdeau on the second line prior to netting the first hat trick of his career in a 6-1 win over the Ottawa Senators at BB&T Center on Dec. 16.
Prior to that game, Acciari had never recorded a multi-goal game in his NHL career.
"Those guys are very skilled guys," Acciari said of his new linemates. "It's fun to play with them. Just get to the net and good things happen. Those guys found me in the right spots. Overall, I think it was a good team game, a full 60 minutes. We've just got to kind of build off of that."
Vaulted: Acciari Makes History with Back-to-Back Hat Tricks
