Colorado Avalanche comes up empty vs. Dallas Stars

The Stars' Alexander Radulov, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Avalanche on Thursday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Tom Pennington / Getty Images)

DALLAS — Alexander Radulov recorded his first career hat trick in his return after missing the previous game for disciplinary reasons, and Ben Bishop stopped 31 shots in his second consecutive shutout as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Thursday night.

Jamie Benn added his 25th goal of the season for the Stars, who hold the first wild card in the Western Conference. Benn also assisted on Radulov's first goal.

Radulov scored once in each period, including an empty-net breakaway with 2:58…