Mikael Granlund's 1st career hat trick powers Dallas Stars
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Eagle-eyed hockey fans may have noticed that Mikael Granlund’s goal on Tuesday — the second one; he scored three in the Stars’ Game 4 win — looked awfully familiar.
Though the Jets entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as threat thanks to winning the President’s Trophy, their inconsistent play and liability between the pipes has cost them dearly, especially in the second round against the Stars.
The Dallas Stars will look to clinch the second round of the NHL playoffs over the Winnipeg Jets when they meet in Game 5 on Thursday night, May 15.
The Stars flexed their muscles with another multi-goal victory in Tuesday’s Game 4, thanks in large part to a hat trick by midseason trade acquisition Mikael Granlund. That’s right: Stars GM Jim Nill hit on more than just Mikko Rantanen at the deadline.
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Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in has ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars.