Buying and selling proper winger Mikko Rantanen continues to make the Colorado Avalanche look silly.
Colorado dealt Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 24 due to a contract dispute. On March 7, Carolina shipped the one-time All-Star to the Dallas Stars, who signed him to an eight-year, $96M extension.
In Sport 7 of Dallas’ first-round sequence towards Colorado on Saturday, the 28-year-old had a hat trick within the third interval, serving to Dallas pull off a 4-2 comeback win. He stayed sizzling in Sport 1 towards the Winnipeg Jets on the highway on Wednesday evening.
Rantanen scored three targets within the second interval towards the Jets, serving to the Stars race to a 3-2 lead and eventual victory. In line with the NHL’s X account, he’s the primary participant in Stanley Cup playoff historical past to have consecutive video games with a hat trick.
