DALLAS -- Roope Hintz left with an injury early in the third period, and the Dallas Stars center did not return in their 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Friday.
The center was slashed in the left leg by Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse at 3:46. He was down briefly before being helped off the ice and to the dressing room by trainers. Hintz wasn’t putting weight on the leg.
Stars coach Pete DeBoer did not have an update on Hintz after the game or at his media availability Saturday.
Officials reviewed the play for a potential major penalty, but it was ruled a two-minute minor.
"Just getting tests this morning," DeBoer said Saturday. "... We're waiting on those test results."
The Stars trailed by three at the time of Hintz’s injury. He had three shots on goal and was 7-for-14 on face-offs in 12:08 of ice time.
The best-of-7 series is tied. Game 3 is at Edmonton on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN+, ABC).
DeBoer said he wasn't sure if Hintz would travel with the Stars. Asked if he's confident in their ability to respond in Game 3 if they are without Hintz, DeBoer said, “We’ve dealt with that. We wouldn’t be sitting here if we weren’t able to deal with that or prepared to deal with that.”
Hintz has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 15 Stanley Cup Playoff games this season and 68 points (26 goals, 42 assists) in 93 career playoff games. A second-round pick (No. 49) by the Stars in the 2015 NHL Draft, the 28-year-old has 377 points (175 goals, 202 assists) in 468 regular-season games.
“We need him in the lineup,” center Wyatt Johnston said. “He’s just an awesome player, so good on both ends of the ice. So yeah, you don’t want to be without a guy like that. Obviously, don’t know how he is feeling, but he is such an important part of our team.”
NHL.com independent correspondent Taylor Baird contributed to this report
