Flames' Gaudreau achieves scoring feat unseen since Iginla days

This Flame is on fire.

With a hat trick during Tuesday's win over the Winnipeg Jets, Johnny Gaudreau became the first member of the Calgary Flames to record multiple three-goal games in a single month since Jarome Iginla (two in February 2003).

Gaudreau's previous hat trick came against the Boston Bruins on Dec. 5.

The offensive outbursts highlight what's been a very productive December for the second-year forward, who's now recorded 10 goals and six assists in 10 games.

Gaudreau's 37 points overall rank him seventh in league scoring, behind only Patrick Kane, Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Taylor Hall, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Erik Karlsson.

While he has a long way to go on the road to matching Iginla's season-high 98 points recorded in 2007-08, the 22-year-old is shaping up to be the kind of impact player the Flames have been missing since deciding to part ways with their former and longtime captain.