Over the course of his career, Hertl has vaulted up the franchise lists. He currently ranks seventh in points (371), sixth in goals (176) and 11th in assists (195). His six overtime goals are tied for third with Couture among Sharks players. During the 2018-19 season, he became just the second Sharks player in team history to record two hat tricks in the same calendar month, recording a hat trick on Jan. 15 vs. Pittsburgh and Jan. 22 at Washington (Rob Gaudreau, Dec. 1992). Overall, he has tallied five career hat tricks.
Among several career accolades and achievements, Hertl was named to the 2020 NHL All-Star game and scored four goals in a single game, an NHL record for the 3-on-3 format at the time and registered the game-winning goal in the championship game. He also was named the NHL Player of the Week for Oct. 6-13, 2013 (First Star) after his four-goal game against the New York Rangers, NHL Rookie of the Month in Oct. 2013, and also earned the Sharks Player of the Year (co-winner) in the 2018-19 season and Sharks Rookie of the Year (co-winner) in the 2013-14 season.
In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hertl has recorded 42 points (24 goals, 18 assists) in 62 games played. His 24 postseason goals rank fifth in franchise history and is eighth in points. In the 2019 postseason, with his goal in double overtime of Game 6 of the First Round at Vegas, he became the first player in NHL history to score a shorthanded, game-winning goal in a game that required multiple overtimes. By the end of the postseason run, he finished fourth in the League in playoff goals despite playing in seven less games than the second and third place players. In 2017-18, he led the team in postseason goals.
Internationally, he has represented the Czech Republic in the World Championships (2013-15) and the World Junior Championships (2012-13).
The six-foot-three, 215-pound centerman was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2012 NHL Draft (first round, 17th overall).
