Veteran center Mikael Granlund chose the right time for his first career hat trick, recording three goals Tuesday night, as Dallas handled the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference second round,

Another playoff hat trick for a Finnish forward the Dallas Stars acquired in a trade during the regular season. This time, it was a first for Mikael Granlund.

Mikael Granlund scored all three goals for the Dallas Stars, who dispatched the Winnipeg Jets again to claim a 3-1 series lead.

Mikael Granlund, the Stars' other Finnish trade acquisition, scored three goals in Dallas' Game 4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs certainly hasn't been short on drama, and that continued to be the case on Tuesday. In the night's lone playoff game, the Dallas Stars were able to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 in Game 4 and take a 3-1 series lead in the process.

The Stars plan to roll with the same 11 forwards and seven D-men as last game, which means Miro Heiskanen is set to play his second game of the series after working his way back from a knee injury that sidelined him for three-and-a-half months. The goalie matchup is Connor Hellebuyck for the Jets and Jake Oettinger for the Stars.

The Dallas Stars will look to clinch the second round of the NHL playoffs over the Winnipeg Jets when they meet in Game 5 on Thursday night, May 15.

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Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in has ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars.