Hintz has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since March 6th and is questionable to play at all during Round 1 of the playoffs. As of Sunday, Hintz had not yet started skating on his own according to Head Coach Glen Gulutzan, indicating he is likely not that close to returning.
Coming off arguably the worst regular season of his career, posting a 2.59 GAA and an ugly .899 SV% in 54 games (35-12-6), Oettinger began his postseason with a forgetful performance, allowing five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in a blowout 6-1 Game One loss to the Minnesota Wild. That said, if history is an indicator, the Stars will be hopeful that Oettinger can repeat his postseason performance from a year ago. Last year, Oettinger opened the playoff by allowing four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) in a blowout 5-1 Game One loss to the Colorado Avalanche, but rebounded by posting a 2.63 GAA and .920 SV% in his next four games (4-2) to ultimately win the series. The Stars enter Game Two against Minnesota as -128 home favourites.
Arttu Hyry will draw into the Stars' lineup on Monday, sending Erne to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 31-year-old Erne recorded a -1 plus/minus and two hits in 8:07 time-on-ice in Saturday's Game One loss to Minnesota.
Adam Erne will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Hyry to enter the lineup and make his postseason debut. The 25-year-old Hyry had five points (3G / 2A) in 20 games with Dallas this season and impressed by winning 57.9 percent of faceoffs.
Coming off arguably the worst regular season of his career, posting a 2.59 GAA and an ugly .899 SV% in 54 games (35-12-6), Oettinger began his postseason with a forgetful performance, allowing five goals on 28 shots (.821 SV%) in a blowout 6-1 Game One loss to the Minnesota Wild. That said, if history is an indicator, the Stars will be hopeful that Oettinger can repeat his postseason performance from a year ago. Last year, Oettinger opened the playoff by allowing four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) in a blowout 5-1 Game One loss to the Colorado Avalanche, but rebounded by posting a 2.63 GAA and .920 SV% in his next four games (4-2) to ultimately win the series. The Stars enter Game Two against Minnesota as -128 home favourites.
Hintz has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since March 6th and is questionable to play at all during Round 1 of the playoffs. Head coach Glen Gulutzan said he might have an update on Monday, but he'll miss Game 1 on Saturday.
Heiskanen missed the final three games of the regular season with a lower-body injury, but was a full participant in Friday's practice and will play in Game 1 on Saturday. Heiskanen had another incredible season, posting nine goals and 54 assists (63 points) in 77 games.
Lundkvist is in his fourth season with the Stars and has three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 52 games this season. Lundkvist is coming off of a one-year, $1.25M deal, so he earns an extra year of security and a $500K raise per season.
Hintz was expected to return from a lower-body injury before the end of the regular season, but after suffering a setback, his return to action is unclear. Stars' Head Coach Glen Gulutzan suggested that he does not expect Hintz to play in the first two games of the season. Matt Duchene has been the main beneficiary during Hintz's absence and will likely continue to see an elevated role into the playoffs.
Lian Bichsel will re-enter the Stars' lineup on Wednesday, sending Petrovic back to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Petrovic has been the odd-man out of the lineup since Tyler Myers was acquired at the trade deadline, playing only three games in the last six weeks.
Nils Lundkvist will re-enter the Stars' lineup on Wednesday, sending Capobianco back to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Capobianco played in the Stars' previous game, for just his second contest in the last two months.
Alex Petrovic will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Bichsel to re-enter the lineup. The 21-year-old Bichsel is averaging 15:34 time-on-ice and has eight points (4G / 4A) in 49 games this season.
Lundkvist has not played in over a week, but will re-enter the lineup for the Stars' season finale. The 25-year-old Swedish defenseman has 11 points (3G / 8A) in 51 games this season. Kyle Capobianco will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Lundkvist's return.
Blackwell has played a career-high 70 games this season, but he will be a healthy scratch in the Stars' final game of the season. The 32-year-old forward averaged 11:54 time-on-ice and scored 15 points (4G / 11A).
