{"id":607051,"date":"2026-04-26T07:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/607051\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T07:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T07:19:09","slug":"stars-nils-lundkvist-cut-on-the-face-by-a-skate-leaves-game-4-vs-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/607051\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars\u2019 Nils Lundkvist cut on the face by a skate, leaves Game 4 vs. Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stars<\/p>\n

Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist left Saturday’s game in the second period after being cut by Michael McCarron’s skate blade. Jerome Miron \/ Imagn Images<\/p>\n

April 25, 2026Updated 9:27 pm EDT<\/p>\n

ST. PAUL, Minn. \u2014 Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist left Saturday\u2019s Game 4 against the Minnesota Wild in the second period after taking a skate blade across the face and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

Coach Glen Gulutzan said after the game that Lundkvist suffered a \u201cdeep facial laceration. He didn\u2019t know if he stayed in the building or went to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Lundkvist tripped Minnesota\u2019s Michael McCarron with about 6:45 left in the second period as McCarron chased a loose puck just outside the Dallas crease. As both players crashed to the ice, McCarron\u2019s left skate cut across Lundkvist\u2019s left cheek. Lundkvist got up, skated off the ice bleeding and immediately went down the tunnel and to the locker room.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, it didn\u2019t appear that the skate got his eye or his neck.<\/p>\n

Lundkvist signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension last week, just days after he and his wife, Malin, welcomed their first child. It\u2019s been a big year for the 2018 first-rounder, whose steady play filled the Stars\u2019 perennial hole on the right side of the second defensive pairing, rendering their trade-deadline acquisition of Tyler Myers a luxury instead of a necessity.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old had two assists in the first three games of the series after posting three goals and eight assists in 52 regular-season games.<\/p>\n

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