Miro Heiskanen is week to week for the Dallas Stars with a knee harm and also will miss the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off.
The defenseman left a 4-3 extra time win towards the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday at 7:56 of the third interval after ahead Mark Stone collided along with his left leg.
“We’re terming him week-to-week,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer mentioned. “He had an MRI yesterday after which he’s seeing the specialist at this time who has gathered the entire info. We’ll know extra after that.”
Heiskanen had been chosen to play for Staff Finland together with Stars teammates, defenseman Esa Lindelland ahead Roope Hintz on the 4 Nations Face-Off, which can happen in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. His substitute for the crew will probably be named at a later date.
Heiskanen leads Dallas defensemen in factors with 25 (5 objectives, 20 assists) in 50 video games this season and is sixth within the NHL in ice time per sport (25:10). He’s additionally second on the crew with 85 blocked photographs.
“With Miro, he’s not a man that you would be able to substitute with one man,” ahead Wyatt Johnston mentioned. “It’s a matter of everybody stepping as much as fill that void, which clearly isn’t simple. We’ve got plenty of nice hockey gamers right here. It requires everybody to step up and do what they will to assist the crew.”
Dallas (32-17-1) is second within the Central Division, eight factors behind the Winnipeg Jets. The Stars subsequent play towards the Vancouver Canucks on Friday (8 p.m. ET; Victory+, SN).
“You lose the very best defenseman within the NHL, everybody has to step up,” goalie Jake Oettinger mentioned. “That begins with me. We’ve finished that each one 12 months. We’ve misplaced large items all 12 months and we’ve rallied round it and stepped up. I is usually a large a part of that. I’m centered on taking part in my greatest hockey proper now till the break and making an attempt to step up large whereas Miro is out. Hopefully, I can try this.”
NHL.com impartial correspondent Taylor Baird contributed to this report
