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Jason Robertson posted a natural hat trick and Roope Hintz collected three assists to lead the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

Wyatt Johnston also scored and Thomas Harley logged two assists for the Stars (46-21-4, 96 points), who have claimed points in six consecutive games (4-0-2) and sit six points behind the first-place Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 41 saves. His shutout streak ended at 130 minutes, 51 seconds.

Corey Perry and Adam Henrique both collected one goal and one assist and Zach Hyman added a goal for the Oilers, who were without their two top scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries. Evan Bouchard collected two assists for Edmonton (41-25-5, 87 points), which sits third in the Pacific Division.

Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner stopped 17 of 21 shots before leaving in the middle of the third period after Dallas forward Mikko Rantanen’s knee hit him in the head during play. Calvin Pickard made three saves in relief.

Canucks 5, Islanders 2

Aatu Raty and Derek Forbort scored to close out the second period, then Teddy Blueger and Kiefer Sherwood added goals in the third as Vancouver tallied four unanswered en route to the win over New York in Elmont, N.Y.

The Canucks trailed 2-1 midway through the second before Raty netted his third goal of the season, sparking a run of three scores in a little over seven minutes for Vancouver. Sherwood also had a first-period goal. With the win, Vancouver moved to within three points of the St. Louis Blues in the hunt for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, while Tony DeAngelo added a goal. Jean-Gabriel Pageau dished out an assist for New York, which dropped its third straight.

Devils 5, Blackhawks 3

Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist, Luke Hughes dished out three helpers, and New Jersey held off Chicago for the road win.

Nathan Mastian, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat and Stefan Noesen each scored for the Devils, who ended a three-game winless streak. Jesper Bratt had two assists for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom recorded 21 saves.

Tyler Bertuzzi, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar all scored for the Blackhawks. Nazar’s goal at the 17:10 mark cut the Devils’ lead to 4-3 before Noesen added an empty-net tally for New Jersey. Chicago lost its eighth in nine games and own the second-fewest points in the NHL.

Ducks 6, Bruins 2

Leo Carlsson posted his second multi-goal performance in the past four games, leading Anaheim over visiting Boston for its second win in three games.

Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, while Nikita Nesterenko, Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier also scored and Alex Killorn had a pair of assists. John Gibson made 23 saves, including 15 in the third period.

Morgan Geekie recorded a goal and an assist, David Pastrnak also tallied and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 shots for the Bruins, who are on a seven-game skid (0-6-1).

–Field Level Media