Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen was forced to exit Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights after colliding with Mark Stone in the third period.Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz,
Heiskanen is now the third critical player the Stars have lost for an extended period of time. Tyler Seguin is out for four-to-six months following hip surgery he had done in December, and Mason Marchment has missed a month for face surgery after taking a puck to the face in late December.
Heiskanen (lower body) will be out of action through the 4 Nations Face-Off, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Dallas Stars’ defenseman Miro Heiskanen left Tuesday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights after suffering a lower-body injury in a nasty collision with Mark Stone, per Sportsnet .
Las Vegas’ Stone fell into Heiskanen’s left knee in an awkward collision, which forcing Dallas’ top defenseman out of the game.