The hockey gods wanted Adam Cracknell to get his first career hat trick Friday.
Yes, the scrappy forward earned his three-goal performance and was the biggest key to Dallas' 6-1 win over San Jose at American Airlines Center, but his third tally was a bolt of fortune from the hockey heavens.
With Dallas protecting a 4-1 lead and killing a penalty in the third period, San Jose goalie Aaron Dell chased down a puck in the corner and tried to bump it up to his power-play pals. Instead, Cracknell jumped off the bench and had a clean breakaway against a retreating goalie.