Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz will not play in the first two games of the Western Conference first-round series against the Minnesota Wild due to a lower-body injury, head coach Glen Gulutzan announced.
Hintz has been sidelined since sustaining his injury while jostling along the boards with Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon during the Stars’ 5-4 shootout loss on March 6.
“Certainly, Roope won’t be in Games 1 or 2,” Gulutzan said. “We don’t know when he could come back or if he could come back. We’ll see.”
Hintz, 29, has recorded 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) and a plus-16 rating in 53 games this season.
He has totaled 421 points (190 goals, 231 assists) in 521 career games since being selected by the Stars in the second round of the 2015 NHL Draft.
