Laine gets hat trick to lead Jets over Stars 5-2

Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele (55) and right wing Patrik Laine (29) celebrate after Laine scored against the Dallas Stars during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

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Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine (29) scores on Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi (31) with defenseman Stephen Johns (28) and left wing Antoine Roussel (21) in front of the net during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler (26) battle in the corner during second period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Patrik Laine got his third hat trick of the season, including the go-ahead goal late in the third period, to lift the Winnipeg Jets over the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Tuesday night.

The Finnish rookie has 26 goals this season, including two in the third period while Winnipeg blew open a tight game.

Joel Armia and Blake Wheeler also scored to help the Jets snap a four-game skid.

Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin scored in the second period for Dallas to erase a two-goal deficit.

Connor Hellebuyck made 34 saves in his third straight start for the Jets since Ondrej Pavelec got a lower-body injury on Feb. 7.

Antti Niemi stopped 19 of the 22 shots for Dallas.