Stars’ Rantanen Nets Second Straight Playoff Hat Trick, Enters Rarefied NHL Company

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Updated May 8, 2025, 04:43 AM

Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen recorded his second consecutive hat trick during Game 1 of the club’s Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets on 8 May 2025, completing the three-goal performance before the end of the second period. According to NHL statistics, Rantanen is only the third player in league history to post hat tricks in back-to-back postseason games, joining Jari Kurri (1985 Conference Final, Games 5-6) and Doug Bentley (1944 Semifinal, Games 4-5). He is also the first player ever to register multiple three-goal periods in a single postseason. The 28-year-old has amassed eight goals and six assists over his last four outings, giving him four straight games with at least three points. His 13 points in the past three-plus games stand as a new playoff record for the Stars franchise, underscoring a surge that has tilted the early momentum of the series in Dallas’s favor.

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Mike Roach

@MikeRoach247

Mikko F’ing Rantanen Playoff Otter We won a game 1 https://t.co/VXRUiMDoOy

NHL

@NHL

Mikko Rantanen is the first player in #StanleyCup Playoffs history with multiple three-goal periods in the same postseason. All we can say is wow. 🤯 https://t.co/bIsMXfa9Bo

Bob Grove

@bobgrove91

Only 25 players all-time (minimum 50 GP) have a higher goals-per-game average in the playoffs than Rantanen (0.47 at the moment). All-time leader is Mario (0.71).