Mikko Rantanen has to slow down at some point … right?
With six goals in his last two games, Rantanen and the Stars will take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series. After the Stars took Game 1, expect a desperate Jets team and some double- and triple-teams on the sizzling-hot Rantanen.
A win over Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre would mean Dallas would head home to American Airlines Center with a 2-0 series lead over the NHL’s top team in the regular season.
Will the Stars take another step toward the Western Conference finals?
Sports Roundup
Follow along below as we keep track of Friday night’s festivities in Winnipeg:
How to watch
Time: 8:30 p.m.
TV/streaming: TNT/truTV/Max
Radio: Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket (KRLD-FM)
Pregame notes
– The Stars will roll out the same lineup they had in Game 1 against Winnipeg. That means defenseman Miro Heiskanen — who had knee surgery in February, and hasn’t played since Jan. 28. — still hasn’t gotten the green light to return to action.
Miro Heiskanen is out for Game 2 in Winnipeg.
Same lineup as Game 1.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) May 9, 2025
Pregame reading
– Stars’ forward depth, once a necessity, now a luxury and inherent mismatch vs. Winnipeg
– 5 facts that support Stars forward Mikko Rantanen’s early Conn Smythe case
– From Rantanen to Stankoven, trade deadline additions are having big NHL playoff impacts
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen ruled out for Game 2 vs. Jets
Heiskanen had knee surgery in February, and hasn’t played since Jan. 28.
Stars-Jets playoff central: Pete DeBoer, Dallas set for second-round battle
After taking down Colorado, the Stars shift focus to Winnipeg.
Friday’s TV/Radio listings (May 9)
The Stars play Game 2 of their series against the Winnipeg Jets.
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