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.

The Dallas Stars play their second of a three-game road trip in New York on Sunday night against the New York Islanders. The Stars will hope to build momentum on a 4-2 win in New Jersey on Saturday and win on a back-to-back before heading to Columbus.

Off, it was not, at UBS Arena on Sunday night. Instead, it was a regular — well maybe not-so-regular — old Islanders defeat that felt downright quaint after what we saw the last

With Miro Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin on injured reserve, the Dallas Stars can ill afford to lose another player. But that may be just the case after defenseman Lian Bichsel left Sunday night’s 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders with an injury.

The Stars have earned points in 11 or their last 13 games against the Islanders, including recording points in their last six consecutive games (4-0-2). Since the 2017-18 season, Dallas has held a .731 point percentage against the Islanders, which ranks fifth among all NHL teams during that span.

Dallas Stars (36-18-2, in the Central Division) vs. New York Islanders (25-23-7, in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EST. BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sta

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.

NEW YORK — 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. Jake Oettinger finished with 35 saves and Sam Steel also scored for Dallas, which held on ...