It was his second straight game with a hat trick, having scored three goals in the third period of the Stars' Game 7 win over the Colorado Avalanche last Saturday. That streak began with an assist on Roope Hintz's empty-netter in the Stars' Game 5 win over the Avalanche. Rantanen had one goal and three assists in Game 6 against Colorado, and then three goals and an assist in Game 7. He's also the first player in Dallas Stars and Minnesota North Stars history to produce a natural hat trick in the playoffs. The coach said by rolling four lines in Dallas, Rantanen wasn't getting the same amount of ice time he was earning in Colorado, so double-shifting him made sense.