Stankoven, who was moved from the Stars to the Hurricanes in the Mikko Rantanen trade ahead of the deadline, scored two goals ...

"It's two things: It's where our team's at, and it's Mikko Rantanen," Nill said. "A lot of times when you go into a trade, it's for an older player that has two or three years left in his career.

It will be the first where Mikko Rantanen is one of the bad guys. “Yeah,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said matter-of-factly when asked if facing Rantanen in the playoffs will be surreal.

A still-getting-his-feet-beneath-him Rantanen is still a really good Rantanen. But really good isn’t good enough against the revamped Avs.

Carolina tends to split matchup minutes between Jarvis and Aho on the top line and Jordan Staal on the third. Against a Jack ...

Rantanen logged an assist, five shots on goal, three blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Avalanche in Game 3. Rantanen snapped a three-game dry spell with the helper ...

When the Carolina Hurricanes traded both Martin Necas and subsequently Mikko Rantanen within just two months of each other, ...

His first game back also ended with Mikko Rantanen’s first huge moment in a Dallas Stars uniform. Rantanen was held without a point in this Stanley Cup Playoffs opening-round showdown through ...

The Avalanche will look to continue that luck on the road. However, they will have to do that against former teammate Mikko Rantanen. Rantanen spoke to reporters present during their Friday ...

There’s one more big difference. Mikko Rantanen. This will be the first time that Rantanen has played against the Avalanche in the postseason. Luckily, he was able to get his first game against ...

Of course the Stars would end up with a can’t-miss player like Mikko Rantanen only to see him vanish when the team needs him the most. It’s par for the course when it comes to the most down ...