Klingberg out for Stars against Golden Knights

Prior to puck drop, the team announced that John Klingberg had been excused from the game due to personal reasons.

Tweet from @DallasStars: Update: Stars defenseman John Klingberg has been excused from tonight���s game against the Golden Knights due to personal reasons.#VGKvsDAL | #GoStars

With Klingberg out, Taylor Fedun checked back into the lineup for the first time since Nov. 26 at Chicago and scored his second goal of the season in the first period.

Video: VGK@DAL: Fedun snipes sharp wrist shot past Subban

An All-Star in 2018, Klingberg has two goals and eight assists in 26 games this season. He previously missed time in November with a lower-body injury.

The Stars' lines looked like this during warmup:

Tweet from @MikeHeika: Well, the guess is Fedun is playing tonight.Here were the Stars in warm-ups:Benn-Janmark-SeguinRadulov-Hintz-PavelskiCogliano-Faksa-ComeauGurianov-Dickinson-PerryLindell-HeiskanenOleksiak-PolakSekera-Bishop

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