Granlund, the week's second star, ranked T-1st in the NHL with six points (3-3=6) and a plus-6 rating in three games last week to extend his point streak to a franchise record and NHL season-high 12 games (5-12=17) and keep the Wild atop the Western Conference standings. He tallied an assist in Tuesday's 5-2 win at Edmonton to tie the franchise record point streak of 10 games, recorded an assist in a 5-1 loss at Calgary on Wednesday and collected his first career hat trick, a career-high four points (3-1=4) and tied career best with a plus-4 rating in a 6-3 win at Vancouver on Saturday.
Granlund leads Minnesota in scoring with 48 points (15-33=48) in 51 games and has set new career highs in goals and points and tied his career high in assists this season. He ranks T-3rd in the NHL with a plus-30 rating, T-7th in assists and T-12th in scoring.