{"id":470131,"date":"2026-02-24T20:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470131\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:59:16","slug":"dallas-stars-mikko-rantanen-to-miss-at-least-two-weeks-will-return-before-end-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/470131\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars\u2019 Mikko Rantanen to miss at least two weeks, will return before end of season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Stars<\/a> forward Mikko Rantanen<\/a> will miss at least the next two weeks, possibly longer, due to the injury he sustained playing for Finland at Milano Cortina 2026.<\/p>\n

Head coach Glen Gulutzan added that Rantanen should return before the end of the season.<\/p>\n

He was placed on injured reserve on Monday. <\/p>\n

Glen Gulutzan said Mikko Rantanen will miss at least two weeks, possibly longer. He said he will be back before the end of the season.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The 29-year-old winger did not play in the bronze medal match against Slovakia due to the injury. He finished the Olympics with two goals and six points in five games.<\/p>\n

Rantanen has 20 goals and a team-leading 69 points in 54 games with the Stars this season, his first full year with the club. <\/p>\n

In 706 career games with the Stars, Colorado Avalanche<\/a> and Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>, the Nousiainen, Finland native has 314 goals and 774 points.<\/p>\n

The Stars sits in third place in the Central Division with a 34-14-9 record, one point behind the Minnesota Wild<\/a> and six points behind the Avalanche.<\/p>\n