Radek Faksa scored a natural hat trick in a 7:05 span during the second period and the Dallas Stars defeated the Golden Knights 3-0 Tuesday in front of an announced crowd of 17,579 at T-Mobile Arena.
The loss snapped the Knights’ five-game overall winning streak and eight-game home win streak dating back to Oct. 15. It was also the first time in the franchise’s brief history it was shut out.
Faksa, a 23-year-old forward from the Czech Republic, beat Malcolm Subban on a one-time shot from in front for his first goal. With 27 seconds left in the period, he notched his second, taking a cross-ice backhand feed from Gemel Smith at the right post and putting it past Subban.