Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz will not play in Thursday's game against the visiting Montreal Canadiens due to an upper-body injury.

Hintz will miss his second straight outing, and it's unclear if he will be ready to play versus Detroit on Sunday. He has registered 19 goals, 27 points, 98 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and 24 hits across 42 appearances this season. Due to Hintz's absence, Justin Hryckowian will remain in Saturday's lineup.

Wyatt Johnston is expected to center the top line with Hintz out. Rookie forwards Matej Blumel and Justin Hryckowian will play in the bottom six with forwards Mason Marchment (face) and Tyler Seguin (hip) each continuing to recover from surgery. -- Taylor Baird

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.

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

Hintz (upper body) will not be in the lineup Thursday against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. Hintz was injured in the opening period against Toronto on Tuesday, and did not return.

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The Dallas Stars lost forward Roope Hintz during the first period of Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the forward is officially questionable to return due to an upper-body injury.

Rookie goaltender Leevi Merilainen started for the second consecutive day and made 24 saves to help the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory against visiting Dallas on Sunday afternoon, ending the Stars' seven-game winning streak.

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The Dallas Stars are going to be missing one of their top offensive weapons. When speaking to the media, head coach Pete DeBoer revealed that forward Roope Hintz will not be playing on Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens.