Mikko Rantanen scored a natural hat trick in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots for Dallas,

Each night the Dallas Stars play, Mikko Rantanen continues to fill the Luka Doncic-sized hole in the hearts of sports fans across the city. He’s quickly making a case to be the city’s biggest superstar.

The Stars and Winnipeg Jets will do battle in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after both clinching their previous playoff series in thrilling Game 7's. The Stars aim to keep up their scoring ways, as they notched four unanswered goals in the third period in the series finale.

The Winnipeg Jets fell 3-2 at home to the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the second-round series between Central Division rivals Wednesday night. Here, we’ll dive into three takeaways from the contest.