May 7, 2025; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen (96) tries to skate away from Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk (4) during the first period in game one of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-Imagn Images The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.
After leading the Stars to victory with hat tricks in the past two games, Rantanen will try to continue his recent scoring surge in Game 2 on Friday night in Winnipeg.
Rantanen scored three goals in the third period of a 4-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their first-round series on Saturday. He then scored three in the second period of a 3-2 victory over the Jets in Game 1 of their second-round series on Wednesday.
He’s the first NHL player in nearly 40 years to have a hat trick in consecutive playoff games and the third in league history.
Rantanen is also the first player in NHL history with multiple three-goal periods during the same postseason.
“Linemates, teammates are obviously helping me a lot on the ice,” Rantanen said. “Such a deep lineup we have, so it doesn’t really matter who you play with.”
Rantanen began this season with the Avalanche and had a goal and an assist in four games against Winnipeg before he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 24.
He played the Jets once in a Carolina uniform, a 3-0 loss on Feb. 4, and then was traded on March 7 to Dallas, where he went scoreless in two more regular-season games against Winnipeg.
He had a lukewarm start to the postseason as well, totaling one assist through the first four games against Colorado before exploding for eight goals and six assists in the past four.
Rantanen has factored in the past 12 goals by Dallas, which is the longest streak in Stanley Cup playoff history.
“Keep it going. Let’s see how long he can run this for,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Yeah, he’s rolling and he’s feeling it. Pretty impressive, what he’s doing. I mean, considering the opponent and the time of year and how he’s dominating games, really impressive.”
The Jets finished 10 points ahead of the Stars for first place in the Central Division during the regular season, winning three of the four meetings and scoring a total of 13 goals while allowing five.
They weren’t the dominant team in Game 1, however.
“We know we just gave up home-ice advantage,” Jets coach Scott Arniel said. “And that wasn’t a game where they rolled over top of us for three periods. That was a game where we weren’t at our best.”
Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck allowed three goals for the second consecutive game on Wednesday. That’s well off his league-leading 2.01 goals-against average during the regular season, but much better than the four-game stretch in the St. Louis series when he allowed 19 goals on 85 shots.
The Jets welcomed back top-line center Mark Scheifele for Game 1 after he missed the final two games of the St. Louis series with an undisclosed injury. Scheifele scored the second goal for the Jets in his return.
Arniel needs the rest of the team to show more desperation than they did on Wednesday, when Arniel said it felt more like a game “in the middle of December.”
“Obviously, we know the high we’re on coming off that St. Louis game but, man, this is the playoffs,’ Arniel said. “There’s a way we have to play as a group, and that’s not how we played (in Game 1).”
–Field Level Media
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
EM-Quali kurios – Italien-Trainer Hanning muss gegen eigene Füchse-Stars ran
Eigentlich ist er inzwischen solche Spiele gewohnt. In Doppelfunktion, Sportdirektor beim VfL Potsdam und Geschäftsführer bei den Füchsen Berlin, hat Bob Hanning (57) schon einige Male in der Daikin Handball-Bundesliga quasi gegen sich selbst gespielt. Doch das Duell am Sonntag (18 Uhr) gegen Serbien ist auch für den Trainer der italienischen Nationalmannschaft etwas Neues.Hanning muss mit den Italienern gegen zwei seiner Füchse-Stars ran, gegen Super-Torhüter Dejan Milosavljev (28) und Kreisläufer-Star Mijajlo Marsenic (32). Und es geht in diesem Spiel um alles.Die Reaktion ist kaum zu fassen: Handball-Star kriegt Ball voll ins Gesicht<!-->[-->Quelle: DYN20.04.2025Die EM-Qualifikation steht auf dem Spiel. Nach der knappen Niederlage am Donnerstag gegen Spanien (29:33) müssen die Süd-Europäer Serbien auswärts schlagen, um sich sicher und direkt für die EM 2026 in Dänemark, Norwegen und Schweden zu qualifizieren. Serbien schaffte mit Mühe und Not ein 27:26 in Lettland. Beste […]
At Triple A, Phillies’ Andrew Painter enters new stage: ‘Think like a big-league pitcher’
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Andrew Panter walked toward the Lehigh Valley IronPigs dugout Thursday night and shook his head in disgust. “I love,” catcher Garrett Stubbs later said, “that he was pissed.” That is the whole point of the top Phillies prospect’s assignment to the International League.It’s time to play the game.Advertisement“Before the game,” Stubbs said, “I told him, ‘Look, there’s going to be at least one time during this game where something doesn’t go the way that we want it to. … Something’s going to happen and you’re going to have to be a man and be a competitor and figure your way out of it. And so that moment happened.”No one will remember the 60 pitches Painter threw Thursday over three scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut against Worcester, putting him one step away from the majors. Most of […]
Cichoň a Matýs se stali prvními posilami Olomouce
Třiadvacetiletý rodák z Prahy Cichoň byl před přesunem na Hanou spjat zejména s pražskými kluby, kde hokejově vyrůstal. V mládeži hrál za Kobru či letňanské Letce a nakoukl i do reprezentačních výběrů U16 a U18. Následně jeho kroky zamířily do mládeže Sparty.Pak střídavě nastupoval i za Baník Sokolov. Většinu sezóny 2023/24 odchytal v Litoměřicích a v posledním ročníku byl gólmanskou oporou pražské Slavie, za kterou odchytal 31 utkání s úspěšností zákroků 91,3 procent.Pětadvacetiletý Matýs začínal v mládeži ve Žďáru nad Sázavou, většinu své kariéry ale spojil s Pardubicemi, kde také nakoukl v sezóně 2018/19 do nejvyšší soutěže. Kromě toho si zahrál i za prostějovské Jestřáby, Duklu Jihlava nebo Kadaň.Mezi roky 2020 a 2023 hrál střídavě za Pardubice a Vrchlabí. Od sezóny 2023/24 hrál v Plzni, za kterou ve 107 zápasech zaznamenal 24 kanadských bodů (15+9).
2025 NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400: How to watch today, full race schedule and more
The weather will be sunny and clear for the NASCAR Cup Series Advent Health 400 at the Kansas Speedway this Sunday afternoon. The 267-lap race will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, airing on FS1. The Kansas Speedway will also host the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend, with those races taking place on Friday and Saturday, respectively, before Sunday's main event. Last year's race made history when Kyle Larson defeated Chris Buescher by .001 seconds; this year, who knows what could happen? Check out the latest Cup Series standings here and get ready for what will surely be an exciting weekend at the Kansas Speedway.Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's schedule, including how to watch the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400, a rundown of the rest of this weekend's races, […]
10 defensive linemen to know for the 2026 NFL Draft
Clemson is home to the best edge defender and interior defender: T.J. Parker and Peter Woods are poised to be top draft picks in 2026. Another first-round Penn State edge defender? The Nittany Lions could have their third first-round edge defender in as many years in Dani Dennis-Sutton. Subscribe to PFF+: Get access to player grades, PFF Premium Stats, fantasy football rankings, all of the PFF fantasy draft research tools and more! Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The 2025 NFL Draft was loaded along the defensive line, with nine edge defenders and interior defenders going in the first round — four more than the previous draft. Even with the mass exodus of elite talent, there are still plenty of intriguing defensive line prospects set to join next year’s class. With that in mind, here are 10 defensive linemen to know as […]
Rivellino crava time que vai reagir no futebol brasileiro: “Plantel recheado”
Rivellino é ex-atleta e comentarista esportivo - Divulgação Roberto Rivellino acredita que o São Paulo poderá dar um salto importante, sobretudo no segundo semestre da temporada. Em sua avaliação, o técnico Luis Zubeldía acabou prejudicado pela infinidade de titulares que estavam lesionados. De fato, neste período estiveram fora Oscar, Lucas Moura e Pablo Maia. Na sequência, o argentino ainda perdeu Calleri com uma grave lesão ligamentar, além de Arboleda que precisou ficar ausente de algumas partidas para controle de carga. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE Segundo Rivellino, a tendência é que o São Paulo eleve o seu nível com a volta de todos eles. Com a parada do calendário em razão da disputa do Super Mundial de Clubes, Zubeldía terá um tempo maior para trabalhar com todo o plantel. “Hoje ele tem o Ferreirinha, que é rápido, Lucas, que é rápido, o Lucas […]
Related
EM-Quali kurios – Italien-Trainer Hanning muss gegen eigene Füchse-Stars ran
Eigentlich ist er inzwischen solche Spiele gewohnt. In Doppelfunktion, Sportdirektor beim VfL Potsdam und Geschäftsführer bei den Füchsen Berlin, hat Bob Hanning (57) schon einige Male in der Daikin Handball-Bundesliga quasi gegen sich selbst gespielt. Doch das Duell am Sonntag (18 Uhr) gegen Serbien ist auch für den Trainer der italienischen Nationalmannschaft etwas Neues.Hanning muss mit den Italienern gegen zwei seiner Füchse-Stars ran, gegen Super-Torhüter Dejan Milosavljev (28) und Kreisläufer-Star Mijajlo Marsenic (32). Und es geht in diesem Spiel um alles.Die Reaktion ist kaum zu fassen: Handball-Star kriegt Ball voll ins Gesicht<!-->[-->Quelle: DYN20.04.2025Die EM-Qualifikation steht auf dem Spiel. Nach der knappen Niederlage am Donnerstag gegen Spanien (29:33) müssen die Süd-Europäer Serbien auswärts schlagen, um sich sicher und direkt für die EM 2026 in Dänemark, Norwegen und Schweden zu qualifizieren. Serbien schaffte mit Mühe und Not ein 27:26 in Lettland. Beste […]
At Triple A, Phillies’ Andrew Painter enters new stage: ‘Think like a big-league pitcher’
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Andrew Panter walked toward the Lehigh Valley IronPigs dugout Thursday night and shook his head in disgust. “I love,” catcher Garrett Stubbs later said, “that he was pissed.” That is the whole point of the top Phillies prospect’s assignment to the International League.It’s time to play the game.Advertisement“Before the game,” Stubbs said, “I told him, ‘Look, there’s going to be at least one time during this game where something doesn’t go the way that we want it to. … Something’s going to happen and you’re going to have to be a man and be a competitor and figure your way out of it. And so that moment happened.”No one will remember the 60 pitches Painter threw Thursday over three scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut against Worcester, putting him one step away from the majors. Most of […]
Cichoň a Matýs se stali prvními posilami Olomouce
Třiadvacetiletý rodák z Prahy Cichoň byl před přesunem na Hanou spjat zejména s pražskými kluby, kde hokejově vyrůstal. V mládeži hrál za Kobru či letňanské Letce a nakoukl i do reprezentačních výběrů U16 a U18. Následně jeho kroky zamířily do mládeže Sparty.Pak střídavě nastupoval i za Baník Sokolov. Většinu sezóny 2023/24 odchytal v Litoměřicích a v posledním ročníku byl gólmanskou oporou pražské Slavie, za kterou odchytal 31 utkání s úspěšností zákroků 91,3 procent.Pětadvacetiletý Matýs začínal v mládeži ve Žďáru nad Sázavou, většinu své kariéry ale spojil s Pardubicemi, kde také nakoukl v sezóně 2018/19 do nejvyšší soutěže. Kromě toho si zahrál i za prostějovské Jestřáby, Duklu Jihlava nebo Kadaň.Mezi roky 2020 a 2023 hrál střídavě za Pardubice a Vrchlabí. Od sezóny 2023/24 hrál v Plzni, za kterou ve 107 zápasech zaznamenal 24 kanadských bodů (15+9).
2025 NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400: How to watch today, full race schedule and more
The weather will be sunny and clear for the NASCAR Cup Series Advent Health 400 at the Kansas Speedway this Sunday afternoon. The 267-lap race will take place on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, airing on FS1. The Kansas Speedway will also host the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend, with those races taking place on Friday and Saturday, respectively, before Sunday's main event. Last year's race made history when Kyle Larson defeated Chris Buescher by .001 seconds; this year, who knows what could happen? Check out the latest Cup Series standings here and get ready for what will surely be an exciting weekend at the Kansas Speedway.Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's schedule, including how to watch the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400, a rundown of the rest of this weekend's races, […]
10 defensive linemen to know for the 2026 NFL Draft
Clemson is home to the best edge defender and interior defender: T.J. Parker and Peter Woods are poised to be top draft picks in 2026. Another first-round Penn State edge defender? The Nittany Lions could have their third first-round edge defender in as many years in Dani Dennis-Sutton. Subscribe to PFF+: Get access to player grades, PFF Premium Stats, fantasy football rankings, all of the PFF fantasy draft research tools and more! Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The 2025 NFL Draft was loaded along the defensive line, with nine edge defenders and interior defenders going in the first round — four more than the previous draft. Even with the mass exodus of elite talent, there are still plenty of intriguing defensive line prospects set to join next year’s class. With that in mind, here are 10 defensive linemen to know as […]
Rivellino crava time que vai reagir no futebol brasileiro: “Plantel recheado”
Rivellino é ex-atleta e comentarista esportivo - Divulgação Roberto Rivellino acredita que o São Paulo poderá dar um salto importante, sobretudo no segundo semestre da temporada. Em sua avaliação, o técnico Luis Zubeldía acabou prejudicado pela infinidade de titulares que estavam lesionados. De fato, neste período estiveram fora Oscar, Lucas Moura e Pablo Maia. Na sequência, o argentino ainda perdeu Calleri com uma grave lesão ligamentar, além de Arboleda que precisou ficar ausente de algumas partidas para controle de carga. PUBLICIDADE PUBLICIDADE Segundo Rivellino, a tendência é que o São Paulo eleve o seu nível com a volta de todos eles. Com a parada do calendário em razão da disputa do Super Mundial de Clubes, Zubeldía terá um tempo maior para trabalhar com todo o plantel. “Hoje ele tem o Ferreirinha, que é rápido, Lucas, que é rápido, o Lucas […]
Be the first to leave a comment