Dallas stars count without Mikko Rantanen get a point and end the record line with 13 goals in a row
Dallas (AP) -Mikko Rantanen’s NHL play-off match of successive goals ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars, a run he extended on Sunday before scoring another goal when he was on the ice, but did not get a point. Rantanen had the primary help with a power pins by Roope Hintz only 2:27 in Game 3 of the Stars’ second round against the Winnipeg Jets. When Dallas scored again for a 2-1 lead in the first period, Rantans were on the ice for defender Thomas Harley’s goal. But the assistance went to Mikael Granlund and Sam Steel. The standings by Rantanan included back-to-back matches when he had four-point periods in the first round against Colorado, his former team. He was the first player to ever do, in the play -offs or the usual season. Rantanen started his standings with a help on a Hintz goal in a 6-2 win in Game 5 against Colorado. Rantanen and Hintz both had points on all four goals that scored the stars in the second period of a 7-4 loss against the Avalanche in Game 6, before Rantanen had a hat-trick in third as part of a four-point period, while Dallas advanced with a 4-2 victory in Game 7. He had a natural hats trick in the second period of Game 1 against the Jets to open this series. Tricks in successive play -offs. Dallas lost 4-0 in Game 2 against the Jets. ___