VIDEO: James Neal's 5th career hat trick lifts Predators over Blackhawks

It took Nashville Predators forward James Neal fewer than 42 minutes to register a hat trick and provide all of his team's offense in a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

Neal scored on a snap shot with 48 seconds left in the first period, blasted home a slap shot late in the second period, then capped it off with a wrist shot early in the third for the fifth hat trick of his NHL career.

Here are all three goals in video form:

The former Pittsburgh Penguin had two goals in six games before Thursday's performance.