He left the game after just fourt shifts and 2:27 of ice time. The Stars said their leading scorer is dealing with an upper body injury. With Hintz not on the bench, Wyatt Johnston is filling in for Dallas’ star forward on the top line.

In the upcoming contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, can we expect Roope Hintz to find the back of the net for the Dallas Stars? Let’s dive into the most important numbers and trends to determine which player props you should be considering.

Dallas Stars forward Matt Duchene has scored a lot of goals in his NHL career. He has scored 358 of them to be exact, thanks to his early third-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

The Avalanche and Stars are coming off disappointing home losses, but neither defeat was to a division opponent. Saturday's matchup in Denver could be a four-point swing in the Central Division, where Colorado and Dallas are currently separated by two points.

The Toronto game was a bounce-back for the Stars, who saw their seven-game winning streak end in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Dallas got on track Tuesday, as Logan Stankoven's tally midway through the first period was the first of four unanswered goals for the Stars.

The Dallas Stars are surging up the Western Conference, and should target Brock Nelson to help replace Tyler Seguin in the lineup.

The Dallas Stars are among the teams interested in New York Islanders center Brock Nelson, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.Dallas' Central Division rivals the Minnesota Wild also reportedly have their eye on Nelson,

A number of skids were brought to an end as Dallas picked up its fourth win of the five-game trip with a commanding effort in Toronto

TORONTO -- Logan Stankoven ended a 25-game goal drought, scoring twice and adding an assist for the Dallas Stars in a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves for the Stars (28-14-1), who have won eight of their past nine.

Teams have called the Flames about Andersson, and the answer to each team has been the same: There's no interest in trading him.

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