Roope Hintz will miss some time following his injury Friday night against Colorado.
Head coach Glen Gulutzan told reporters on Saturday that the Dallas Stars forward will be out for an extended period after suffering a left leg injury in the second period of the 5-4 shootout loss.
Gulutzan said they won’t know Hintz’s timeline until he sees a specialist, but they are hopeful he will return before the playoffs.
“He’s gonna miss some time. We don’t know exactly how much, but it’s not a couple of days. He’s got to go see another doctor. Not great news,” Gulutzan said. “It’s gonna be a couple of weeks for sure before you’re going to see him skating.”
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Hintz collided with Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon in the corner before his leg hyperextended, and he fell to the ice.
Hintz was in his first game back from injured reserve after he missed the past week due to an illness.
He had 15 goals and 29 assists in 52 games for Dallas this season entering Friday.
The Stars are also without Mikko Rantanen for the foreseeable future, with GM Jim Nill saying he won’t start skating for another 7-10 days, and forward Radek Faksa until just before the playoffs.
“When you start missing players like Roope and [Rantanen] for long periods of time, it puts stress,” Gulutzan said.
Briefly: Recent trade acquisitions Tyler Myers and Michael Bunting will make their Stars debuts Sunday vs. Chicago.