WATCH: Jason Robertson Nets 2nd Consecutive Hat Trick. Has 8 Goals in Last 3 Games. On Verge of Stardom.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Robertson had his second hat trick of the weekend and the Dallas Stars outlasted the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Sunday to take over the top wild-card position in the Western Conference.
Robertson, a 22-year-old American left winger who has cemented his place on Dallas’ top line, is up to 29 goals on the season, seven of which have come in the last three games. He’s the first NHL player to record back-to-back hat tricks since Washington’s Alex Ovechkin in January 2020.
A 2017 second-round pick by the Stars, Robertson had a slow start this season because of injury, but has led a Dallas resurgence into postseason contention. He now has 54 points on the season and is the team leader in goals.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, the last player to record consecutive hat tricks prior to his 23rd birthday was Filip Forsberg in February 2017. The previous two to achieve that feat before Forsberg are both in the Hockey Hall of Fame: Eric Lindros and Teemu Selanne.
“I’m just glad we won the game and didn’t blow that lead,” Robertson said. “At the end of the day, it’s pretty neat. Still kind of feel bad for letting them back in the game.”
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