Predators' Sissons makes history with unique hat trick

Colton Sissons might not be a star, but he's now in a class by himself.

The Nashville Predators forward became the first player in NHL history to score a hat trick in which the second goal was an empty-netter and the third came against a goaltender, according to the club.

Sissons registered the unusual feat in Nashville's 6-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

He gave the Predators a 3-1 lead with a goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy midway through the second period, then converted with the net empty in the third frame with about six minutes remaining for the 5-1 advantage.

The Lightning then put Vasilevskiy back between the pipes, and Sissons capped off his memorable night with three minutes to go.

Shout out to the person who threw the single hat on the ice in Tampa!! Thanks for all the love guys.

- Colton Sissons (@colton_es15) January 6, 2017

It's a bit of an obscure record, but that shouldn't stop Sissons from telling his future grandkids about the time he scored a hat trick in the NHL.

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