The answer was there all along. It’s Game 7. It’s a thing that Dallas and Colorado were bound to encounter at the end of this two-week thrill ride.

That set up a predestined meeting between Rantanen and the Avalanche, a team he played for in the first decade of his career and won a Stanley Cup with in 2022. It took the Stars

DALLAS — Mikko Rantanen is now really on the other side, settling in as a Star and going back to Colorado with a chance to advance in the NHL playoffs.