In the weekend's other Game 7 classic, with the Stars down 2-0 in the third period, Rantanen scored two goals to tie the game, and then he assisted on Wyatt Johnston's game-winning goal with under four minutes left. To pour a little more salt in the wound, Rantanen sealed the win with an empty-net goal to complete his hat trick.

The Winnipeg Jets completed a late-game comeback for the ages to finish the first round. For the first time in the series between the St. Louis Blues and the Jets, overtime was required. In fact, these teams needed two overtimes to decide a winner.

The Winnipeg Jets hosted the St. Louis Blues in a winner-take-all Game 7 in the first round of the NHL playoffs on Sunday night. It did not get off to a hot start for the hosts, as the Jets fell behind by two goals in the first half of the very first period.