Rantanen is putting up historic numbers in the playoffs for the Stars, but to those close to him, seeing the joy is more important.

For the first time in a while, the Dallas Stars have an unstoppable scorer, and that has changed their offensive identity.

Brière was a monster in that series scoring six goals to lead the Flyers. The Sabres had a 3-2 series lead headed into Game 6 at home, but Brière scored twice in Game 6 as Philadelphia won 5-4 in overtime, on a goal by soon-to-be-Sabre Ville Leino. Brière also scored in Game 7 that gave the Flyers a 2-0 lead in a game they went on to win 5-2.

Mikko Rantanen's NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars, a run he had extended Sunday before they scored another goal when he was on the ice but didn't get a point.

DALLAS — Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel chuckled when asked before Sunday’s game what had worked so well against preposterously hot Mikko Rantanen in a Game 2 shutout of the Dallas Stars. “Well, we’re not done with him yet,

The Avalanche first dealt Rantanen, a 2022 Stanley Cup champion while sharing the ice with Kadri, in January to the Carolina Hurricanes before he forced a trade-deadline move to the Stars. Immediately following his trade to Dallas, the Stars signed him to an eight-year, $96 million contract extension —a deal Colorado reportedly refused to match.

After leading the Stars’ historic comeback in Game 7 vs. the Avalanche, in which Rantanen scored three third-period goals to storm back and steal the win, the newly-acquired forward didn’t slow down his pace for Game 1 vs. the Jets.