DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen’s NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in ended at 13 for the Dallas Stars, a run he had extended Sunday before they scored another goal when he was on the ice but didn’t get a point.

All Rantanen did after that was add a goal and another assist as the Stars beat the top-seeded Winnipeg Jets 5-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series. He now has nine goals — all in the last six games — and nine assists this postseason.

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