There is great hockey happening out in the Western Conference that can't be ignored.
Miro Heiskanen scored twice and Roope Hintz tallied once in a four-point performance to lead the host Dallas Stars to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.
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It may not be possible to convey how much Wyatt Johnston's overtime goal on Saturday night meant to the Dallas Stars.
Love him or hate him, Miro Heiskanen is here to stay. The Finnish defenseman and alternate captain is a regular on the Dallas Stars roster. The 24-year-old is in the third year of an eight-year, $67.6 million contract, including a full no-movement clause over the final four years, with the Stars until the end of the 2028-29 NHL season.
GAME DAY: Dallas Stars @ Boston Bruins WHERE: TD Garden TV: BSSW RADIO: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM LIVE STATS: NHL Game Center Miro Heiskanen became a dad yesterday, so the defensive depth of the team will be tested today against the heavyweight Bruins in a matinee.
The Dallas Stars will welcome back top-pair defenseman Miro Heiskanen from a lower-body injury when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. Heiskanen, 24, has sat out 10 games since sustaining the injury Jan.
The defenseman was sidelined earlier in January after he was hurt in a game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Just as the Dallas Stars are on the verge of getting one key player back from injury, they will be without another when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
Up to this point, the Stars have not made a corresponding roster move, nor have they placed Heiskanen on injured reserve.
The injury bug has bitten the Dallas big time during the 2023-24 season. When injuries do occur, the only thing you can do is try to weather the storm and get through them.
The No. 1 blueliner in Texas will be missing the next few games. On Friday, Dallas Stars head coach Peter Deboer said defenseman Miro Heiskanen is “week-to-week” with an injury that he suffered Thursday night.
Miro Heiskanen scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added two assists as the visiting Dallas Stars rebounded from a slow start to earn a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
With the 2023-24 NHL regular season now underway, there are plenty of early predictions for who will take home some hardware at the 2024 NHL Awards next June.
NHL.com: The NHL lost a dear member of the hockey community on July 21st. Family, friends, and loved ones gathered on Saturday for a memorial at a church Brian O’Neill helped restore.
Jake Oettinger made 22 saves and Roope Hintz and Wyatt Johnston scored to lead the Stars to a 2-1 win over the visiting Kraken in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Monday.
Heiskanen has had a solid start to the season defensively, but he has just one point at even strength through six games.
It appears the 22-year-old will continue to be sidelined for some time.
Miro Heiskanen is a future Norris Trophy (best defenseman) winning defenseman. That has been clear since he joined the Dallas Stars as a 19-year-old in 2018.
Heiskanen has 95 points (28 goals, 67 assists) in 205 games, including 27 points (eight goals, 19 assists) in 55 games last season.
Miro Heiskanen will become a restricted free agent this summer after his entry-level contract comes to an end. During his young career, he has proven to be an elite defenseman with the potential to be among the best.
Miro Heiskanen seemed to be non-human early in his young career. He played beyond his years in his first two seasons in the NHL and continued his excellent play into the postseason.
Heiskanen has been a key reason for the dominant defense that the Stars have used to push their way to the top.
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