Mikael Granlund ushers the Dallas Stars to victory with a hat trick against the Winnipeg Jets
Mikael Granlund
In a recent match between the
Dallas Stars
and the
Winnipeg Jets
, which took place on Tuesday, the Stars took the lead. In Game 4 of the
Stanley Cup Playoffs
, the match ended with a 3-1 score with the Dallas Stars leading. In the fourth match between the two teams,
Mikael Granlund
scored a
hat trick
that led to a victory for the Dallas Stars.
Mikael Granlund scores a hat trick that leads to a win in Game 4
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For the first time since 2017, a forward scored three goals that ushered the team into a victory.
Mikael Granlund
made a big impact with his performance at Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round at the match taking place at the
American Airlines Centre
. This marked the first hat trick of his career in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The first time that he scored a hat trick in his
NHL
career was when he played for the
Minnesota Wild
, back in 2017.
Commenting on his performance against the
Dallas Stars
, Granlund shared, 'When you pass all the time, you know, you're going to surprise the goalie maybe once in a while to shoot the puck. The job is not done. We have a lot of work to do. So you know, a good win, and we have a tough game ahead of us in Winnipeg.'
In addition to Granlund scoring big,
Miro Heiskanen
also marked his return to the rink in Game 4 after being away for an injury since January. Fans were excited to see the whole team play together. Commenting on the same, the coach of Dallas Stars,
Pete DeBoer
, also added, "Tonight was the first night we've actually had our full team together, and everyone is still not 100 percent, but a nice feeling to have. I hope we can keep everybody in a healthy place, we can keep this going for a little bit.'
Also Read:
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Speaking about the return of
Miro Heiskanen
, and the performance of Granlund, the coach also shared, "I got goose bumps when the crowd cheered, when they announced [Heiskanen's] name. That's a great shot of energy for our group tonight. It's always toughest to win two in a row. You knew [the Jets] were going to push. They pushed hard. I thought they played hard all night. We needed a little bit of a shot of energy, and we got it from Miro, we got it from Granlund, we got it from [Oettinger]."
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