Leading up to last Friday’s NHL trade deadline, the Dallas Stars already looked like a true Stanley Cup contender.

Mikael Granlund scored his first goal for the Stars and Dallas beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Sunday night.

MONTREAL --It was approaching 11 p.m. in Finland when the country quite likely went berserk, a hockey team having lived to see another day. Mikael Granlund ... have met in an NHL international ...

The Dallas Stars made an early trade ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci ... position as a top Western Conference team. (Image via Getty) The Dallas Stars ...

Mikael Granlund broke a deadlock late in the second period and sparked the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.

Here is the perfect trade that the Dallas Stars must make to land Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders before the NHL ...

Former San Jose Sharks forward Mikael Granlund scored the overtime-winning goal for Team Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off to lift his nation to a 4-3 win over rival Team Sweden. Former San Jose ...

Mikael Granlund scored the overtime goal, securing Finland's 4-3 victory against Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Finland's Lundell and Rantanen also scored, with Lankinen making 21 saves.

Finland have beaten their bitter rivals Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Mikael Granlund's winning goal ... who last played best-on-best hockey for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup ...

Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images) For the players who participated, the NHL’s 4 Nations ... cog again for the U.S. Olympic team. Mikael Granlund of Team Finland celebrates ...

MONTREAL -- Mikael Granlund ... NHL-run international tournament, including a pad stop on Mika Zibanejad seconds into overtime. Coach Antti Pennanen switched from Juuse Saros to Lankinen after his ...