How to stub chained functions using sinon.js

For writing my test I am using mocha framework in a stack with Chai as an assertion library and Sinon.JS for mocks, stubs and spies. Assuming that I have some chained functions, for example:

request
    .get(url)
    .on('error', (error) => {
        console.log(error);
    })
    .on('response', (res) => {
        console.log(res);
    })
    .pipe(fs.createWriteStream('log.txt'));

What is the best way to stub them, considering that I would like to assert their calling with needed arguments?

Such a construction:

requestStub = {
    get: function() {
        return this;
    },
    on:  function() {
       return this;
    }
    //...
};

Would not permit me to assert those methods like:

expect(requestStub.get).to.be.called;
expect(requestStub.on).to.be.calledWith('a', 'b');

The usage of returns() method of a stub:

requestStub = {
        get: sinon.stub().returns(this),
        on:  sinon.stub().returns(this),
    };

Will not return the object, and cause an error:

TypeError: Cannot call method 'on' of undefined

Tell me please, how can I stub chained functions?