Mikko Rantanen scored a natural hat trick in the second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

The story of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is Mikko Rantanen, and it’s not particularly close. He scored a hat trick to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1, and it’s just a part of his historic run.

The Winnipeg Jets can’t stop Mikko Rantanen either. Rantanen, coming off a massive effort in Game 7 of the Dallas Stars’ first-round series, started the second round with another hat trick and helped the Stars to a 3-2 victory over the Jets in Game 1 on Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre.