Roope Hintz's Game 4 Status Revealed Ahead of Crucial Showdown vs. Oilers
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The Dallas Stars are set to welcome back Roope Hintz for a crucial Game 4 against the Edmonton Oilers tonight, as Evgenii Dadonov is expected to sit out.
The Dallas Stars are getting a huge boost for Game 4 of the Western Conference Final. Centre Roope Hintz is returning to the lineup against the Edmonton Oilers after missing Game 3 with an injury.
He will slot in on the top line alongside Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson, while Evgenii Dadanov will be the one who sits out.
Darnell Nurse received a minor penalty for the slash but no suspension or fine
Hintz was injured in the Stars' Game 2 loss to the Oilers following a slash from Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse. Nurse received a two-minute minor penalty but no supplemental discipline on the play was given by the DoPS.
Hintz was initially ruled a game-time decision by head coach Pete DeBoer after Tuesday's morning skate, leaving the door open to today's possibility that he would slot in.
The 28-year-old Hintz has five goals and six assists, for 11 total points in 14 playoff games this post-season. The Stars are currently down 2-1 in the series after a massive Game 3 loss on Sunday afternoon.
Connor Brown is out
The Oilers will be without Connor Brown tonight, as he suffered an injury last game. Viktor Arvidsson will be taking his place.
The Oilers will look to take a stranglehold 3-1 series lead tonight. If the Stars manage to come away with a win and tie the series, they will regain home ice advantage as the series shifts back to Texas for Game 5.
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