Mikael Granlund netted his first career playoff hat trick to pace Dallas to a 3-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, leaving the Stars one win away from advancing to the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 31 saves in a sparkling performance for the Stars, who lead the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series 3-1. Dallas, which is on the verge of reaching the conference finals for the third consecutive season, will try to close out the set on Thursday in Winnipeg.Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who finished atop the league standings in the regular season but find themselves on the brink of elimination. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots.Winnipeg has lost all five of its road playoff games this spring, and the Jets have dropped nine consecutive playoff outings away from home over the past three years.Granlund netted a power-play goal 8:36 into the game to open the scoring. The veteran forward worked to the high slot and while using a defender for a screen and fired a long shot that eluded Hellebuyck.Ehlers pulled the Jets even 62 seconds into the second period with his third goal in the past three games. Two seconds after a Winnipeg power play expired, Ehlers found the mark with a sharp-angled offering.
