The banged-up Stars blue line got some reinforcements back on Sunday against the Senators as Ilya Lyubushkin returned from his lower-body injury.
Lyubushkin had missed the previous six games, further testing Dallas’ defenseman depth with Thomas Harley still out with a lower-body injury.
With Lyubushkin back in the lineup, Vladislav Kolyachonok came out of the lineup. Kolyachonok was productive during his time in the lineup that included scoring the game-winning goal on Nov. 26 against the Kraken.
Also of note, Matt Duchene is still considered day-to-day and coach Glen Gulutzan said he needs some more time and conditioning to safely return from his upper-body injury.
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