NHL Makes Historic Mikael Granlund Announcement After Stars’ Game 4 Win

And while his offensive outburst was memorable for several reasons, Granlund’s performance also helped make some Stars franchise history as well.

“Mikael Granlund scored his first career hat trick in the #StanleyCup Playoffs and the third by the @DallasStars this postseason – tied for their most in a single playoff year (also 3 in 2020),” NHL PR posted on X.

Granlund’s hat trick, which is also just the second multi-goal game of his postseason career, is the Stars’ third in the last five games.

Mikko Rantanen recorded one in a 4-2 Game 7 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas’ first-round series, and he logged another one four days later in the team’s 3-2 win over the Jets in Game 1 of their series.

Game 5 is Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET in Winnipeg. The Stars have a chance to close out the series and exact a little revenge on their division rival, who took three of four games from them during the regular season en route to their first-ever Central Division title.