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.

The New York Islanders (25-24-7) lost their third straight game as the Dallas Stars (37-18-2) utilized a Casey Cizikas major penalty to storm past New York in the second period.

Jason Robertson's third career hat trick lifted the Stars past the Islanders on Sunday for their third straight victory.

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 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. With Robertson’s second-period hat trick he became the first player to score three goals in a period since Jamie Benn on Apr.

Playing a New York Islanders team known for its physicality, the Stars were able to come up with two power play goals while taking a 4-3 win at UBS Arena. The two man advantage tallies were part of a Jason Robertson hat trick and came off a five-minute major penalty from Casey Cizikas that knocked Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel out of the game.