Rantanen Nets Hat Trick 1 defeat of the Jets in 3-2 Games in Stars – Hockey Writer – Dallas Stars

Mikko Rantanen scored a second hat-trick in many games, with Jake Oettinger making 30 saves Wednesday night at the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Center.

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Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele scored for the Jets, while Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves.

Game review

Early in the first phase, the Jets beat 12-5 but completed the period with eight consecutive shots, including five. Both goalkeepers made great savings throughout the opening 20 minutes. In the second half of this period, the stars were punished twice, but the jets could not capitalize.

Niederreiter finally broke the ice at 3:30 in the second phase, making a backhand shot from the right circle, deflecting from the left post and the entry, which gave the Jets a 1-0 lead.

At 8:43, Dadonov slapped a shot from the right side of the crease, and Lantanan slammed the rebound in the crease and poked it into his sixth playoff goal.

Rantanen filmed Thomas Harley from 14:21, his second goal of the night and led the stars 2-1.

At 16:38, Rantanen hit his third goal of the night in a second hat-trick in many matches. On the left board of the offensive zone, Duchene found Rantanen in the right circle, who defeated Hellebuyck with his wrist, deflecting the stick of Jets defender Dylan Samberg.

57 seconds later, Scheifele made a turnover behind Gabriel Vilardi’s net and found Scheifele entered the season alone, who beat the Oettinger Glove side in his third goal in the playoffs.

Although the Jets controlled most of the final stage, the Stars led 1-0 with a 3-2 victory and a 1-0 lead in the second round.

The Jets outstripped Stars by 32-24, making 0 of 4 shots in the power play, while Stars played 1-2 with a 2-2 advantage.

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Game 2 Return to the Canadian Living Centre in Winnipeg on Friday night.