Rantanen Nears Stars Return This Weekend

Mikko Rantanen ramps up after that Olympic lower-body scare with Finland, skating on his own and eyeing a lineup spot before the regular season wraps. The Stars keep rolling on a franchise-record streak without him, their top scorer and $96 million man, chasing the Central lead and Presidents' Trophy. Every day he sits boosts the depth chart questions, but his return timing could flip the playoff script for Dallas.