The former Ottawa Senators star was ripped on social media after colliding with Miro Heiskanen's knee on Tuesday night.
Miro Heiskanen is week to week for the Dallas Stars with a knee injury. The timeline also means the defenseman will likely miss the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, with will take place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. He had been selected to play for Team Finland along with Stars teammates, defenseman Esa Lindell and forward Roope Hintz.
Wyatt Johnston’s natural hat trick helped Dallas navigate past an early deficit and injury to Miro Heiskanen to secure the win in Vegas
Wyatt Johnston scored a natural hat trick, including the game-winner 20 seconds into overtime, as the Dallas Stars rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Halfway through the period, with the pace of play slowing down and a 3-2 Vegas Golden Knights lead, Mark Stone leaned into an attempt to
Hintz notched three assists, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights led by two goals and appeared to be in control. But mental mistakes and a costly penalty woke up the Dallas Stars long enough for Wyatt Johnston to break the Knights’ hearts again.
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.
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.
Hintz scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights. Hintz found the back of the net in the first period shortly after Jack Eichel opened the scoring for the Golden Knights, giving him 20 on the year.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will not face discipline from the NHL for a play that injured Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen, the league confirmed Wednesday.