New York Islanders center Mat Barzal had a game to remember in the team's first match against former captain John Tavares on this day in 2018.

Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When goes back to Dec. 29, 2018, when Mat Barzal of the New York Islanders notched a natural hat trick against their former captain and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Correction: Anders Lee is the current captain of the New York Islanders.