Overview

• Mikko Rantanen leads the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with nine goals and nine assists, contributing to 15 of Dallas's last 17 goals.
• The Dallas Stars hold a 2–1 lead over the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, following a 5–2 Game 3 victory powered by Rantanen's three-point performance.
• Rantanen's mid-season trade culminated in an eight-year, $96 million extension with Dallas after Colorado and Carolina failed to secure him.
• Tensions with Rantanen's former team, Colorado, remain evident, highlighted by Nazem Kadri's social-media critique and the Stars' cheeky response.
• Dallas's acquisition of Rantanen has bolstered their Stanley Cup contention, with the team excelling despite injuries to key players.