Jason Robertson scored a natural hat trick as the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-1 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
Tyler Seguin added a goal and a helper, and Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who improved to 6-3-1 on home ice this season and 9-1-2 in their last 12 games overall. Roope Hintz added three assists.
Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for his fifth career win against the Flyers (5-1-0).
The victory gives the Stars wins in 10 of their last 11 meetings against the Flyers. Dallas has also won nine straight on home ice against Philadelphia.
Christian Dvorak had the lone goal for the Flyers, which saw its five-game point streak come to an end (3-1-2).
Dan Vladar stopped 23 shots for Philadelphia.
Dallas opened the scoring at 3:46 of the first period as Bichsel’s shot from the point deflected off the Flyers’ Bobby Brink and past Vladar.
Robertson doubled the Stars’ lead at 11:39 of the middle period, tapping in a loose puck after Seguin lost control of it on a partial break.
Dallas took a 3-0 lead at 17:02 of the second period as Robertson turned and snapped a shot short side past the glove of Vladar.
Robertson completed the natural hat trick at 9:29 of the third period, on a power play, snapping a shot from the slot under the glove of Vladar.
The 26-year-old’s sixth career hat trick extends his point streak to four games (six goals, four assists). Robertson has 14 points (six goals, eight assists) over his last eight games.
Dvorak got the Flyers on the board at 10:57 of the third, putting a backhander in for his sixth goal of the season.
Seguin restored the Stars’ four-goal lead, snapping a shot from the faceoff dot far-side past the glove of Vladar.
Before the puck dropped on Saturday, the Stars announced defenseman Thomas Harley is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
–Field Level Media
