Rantanen has hat trick as Stars rally past Avalanche 4-2 in Game 7 to advance to 2nd round

— Mikko Rantanen really took over for the Dallas Stars when they needed him the most against this former team — in the third period of Game 7.
May 4, 2025, 05:35 am - AP
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodCOLDAL
9:50Josh Manson (2) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Logan O'Connor (4)
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3rd PeriodCOLDAL
0:31Nathan MacKinnon (7)
Assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Valeri Nichushkin (1)
20
7:49Mikko Rantanen (3)
Assists: Oskar Back (2), Ilya Lyubushkin (2)
21
13:46Mikko Rantanen (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Thomas Harley (3), Matt Duchene (2)
22
16:04Wyatt Johnston (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Matt Duchene (3), Mikko Rantanen (7)
23
19:57Mikko Rantanen (5) (Empty Net)
Assists: Tyler Seguin (2), Esa Lindell (1)
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Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Roope Hintz Tip-In Wide Right
  • Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Wyatt Johnston Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Wyatt Johnston Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
  • Esa Lindell Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Sam Steel faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Thomas Harley hit Martin Necas
  • Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
  • Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Wyatt Johnston hit Devon Toews
  • Lian Bichsel hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Lian Bichsel hit Charlie Coyle
  • Lian Bichsel hit Jack Drury
  • Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  • Wyatt Johnston Backhand Wide Right
  • Jamie Benn High-sticking - double minor against Valeri Nichushkin
  • Sam Steel faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Gabriel Landeskog
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jamie Benn
  • Mikko Rantanen Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Mason Marchment
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Evgenii Dadonov
  • Jamie Benn hit Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Esa Lindell
  • Jamie Benn hit Nathan MacKinnon
  • Cody Ceci hit Parker Kelly
  • Sam Steel Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matt Duchene faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Matt Duchene
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Matt Duchene
  • Tyler Seguin hit Cale Makar
  • Wyatt Johnston hit Devon Toews
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Lian Bichsel
  • Ilya Lyubushkin hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Colin Blackwell hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Takeaway by Esa Lindell
  • Mikael Granlund hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Brock Nelson shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Tyler Seguin hit Sam Malinski
  • Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  • Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  • Colin Blackwell hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Evgenii Dadonov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Matt Duchene
  • Mikael Granlund Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Roope Hintz
  • Wyatt Johnston Slap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Evgenii Dadonov Backhand saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Jamie Benn hit Martin Necas
  • Alexander Petrovic Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Mikael Granlund
  • Tyler Seguin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Jamie Benn Deflected Wide Left
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Oskar Bäck
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Oskar Bäck
  • Giveaway by Cody Ceci
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Jamie Benn hit Gabriel Landeskog
  • Jamie Benn Deflected saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Steel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Wyatt Johnston hit Parker Kelly
  • Alexander Petrovic hit Logan O'Connor
  • Lian Bichsel Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matt Duchene Wrist Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Thomas Harley hit Parker Kelly
  • Thomas Harley hit Jonathan Drouin
  • Mikko Rantanen hit Joel Kiviranta
  • Jamie Benn hit Valeri Nichushkin
  • Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Oskar Bäck (2), Ilya Lyubushkin (2)
  • Thomas Harley Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Matt Duchene Backhand Wide Right
  • Matt Duchene Tripping against Martin Necas
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (4) Wrap-around, assists: Thomas Harley (3), Matt Duchene (2)
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Tyler Seguin Snap Shot saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  • Tyler Seguin faceoff won against Jack Drury
  • Roope Hintz faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Wyatt Johnston Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (3), Mikko Rantanen (7)
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Oskar Bäck
  • Cale Makar shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  • Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Brock Nelson
  • Mikko Rantanen Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Seguin (2), Esa Lindell (1)
  • Valeri Nichushkin Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Mikko Rantanen
  • Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Parker Kelly hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Parker Kelly Holding against Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Giveaway by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  • Puck in Benches
  • Takeaway by Samuel Girard
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Esa Lindell
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Alexander Petrovic
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Parker Kelly hit Lian Bichsel
  • Jamie Benn shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Video Review
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Puck in Netting
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog
  • Valeri Nichushkin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Giveaway by Brock Nelson
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Parker Kelly hit Mason Marchment
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Icing
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Samuel Girard Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Colin Blackwell
  • Off-side
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Josh Manson hit Sam Steel
  • Icing
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Thomas Harley
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Parker Kelly hit Lian Bichsel
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Takeaway by Cale Makar
  • Logan O'Connor hit Lian Bichsel
  • Off-side
  • Jonathan Drouin faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Charlie Coyle hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
  • Giveaway by Devon Toews
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Matt Duchene shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
  • Charlie Coyle hit Matt Duchene
  • Takeaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Matt Duchene shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Thomas Harley
  • Giveaway by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jonathan Drouin Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Sam Malinski Interference against Roope Hintz
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Josh Manson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (4)
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Malinski hit Colin Blackwell
  • Icing
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Brock Nelson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Gabriel Landeskog hit Matt Duchene
  • Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
  • Joel Kiviranta Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Charlie Coyle Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Colin Blackwell
  • Joel Kiviranta hit Esa Lindell
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Logan O'Connor Backhand Wide Right
  • Cale Makar hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Jack Drury Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Gabriel Landeskog faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  • Takeaway by Martin Necas
  • Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Jonathan Drouin
  • Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  • Jack Drury hit Cody Ceci
  • Takeaway by Josh Manson
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nathan MacKinnon Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Valeri Nichushkin (1)
  • Puck in Benches
  • Roope Hintz shot blocked by Cale Makar
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Parker Kelly hit Thomas Harley
  • Jack Drury Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • Charlie Coyle Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  • Goalie Puck Frozen - played from beyond center
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Artturi Lehkonen hit Thomas Harley
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Giveaway by Sam Malinski
  • Cody Ceci shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Takeaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Devon Toews Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Right
  • Josh Manson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • On-Ice Official
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Devon Toews Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Artturi Lehkonen Backhand Wide Right
  • Devon Toews shot blocked by Artturi Lehkonen
  • Cale Makar Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • High Stick
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Logan O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Logan O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Parker Kelly hit Wyatt Johnston
  • Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Giveaway by Parker Kelly
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Giveaway by Charlie Coyle
  • TV Timeout
  • Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Sam Steel
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Cale Makar Slap Shot Short
  • Cale Makar Tripping against Roope Hintz
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Samuel Girard shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  • Logan O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Valeri Nichushkin hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  • Josh Manson hit Lian Bichsel
  • Mason Marchment shot blocked by Josh Manson
  • Giveaway by Josh Manson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jack Drury Holding against Tyler Seguin
  • Giveaway by Cale Makar
  • Devon Toews hit Evgenii Dadonov
  • Icing
  • Jack Drury faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  • Samuel Girard Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jack Drury shot blocked by Parker Kelly
  • Josh Manson shot blocked by Jack Drury
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Nathan MacKinnon Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Gabriel Landeskog Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Nathan MacKinnon Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brock Nelson faceoff won against Tyler Seguin
  • Objects on Ice
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