Jason Robertson completed a hat trick within nine minutes of the second period Sunday night for the surging Dallas Stars, who knocked off the New York Islanders 4-3 in Elmont, N.Y.

Jason Robertson’s third career hat trick lifted the Dallas Stars past the New York Islanders 4-3 for their third straight victory.

ELMONT, N. Y. -- Jason Robertson scored a hat trick in the span of 8:40 in the second period, and the Dallas Stars held off the New York Islanders for a 4-3 win at UBS Arena on Sunday. The hat trick was Robertson’s first of the season and fourth in the NHL.