The Dallas Stars will probably be with out No. 1 middle Roope Hintz for Sport 6 towards the Colorado Avalanche, head coach Peter DeBoer stated on Friday. Hintz left Sport 4 with an upper-body damage and has not performed since.

Late within the first interval of Sport 4, Hintz exited after a tough shift that noticed him take a cross-check to the suitable arm, block a shot together with his proper foot, and get a cross-check to the again. Hintz will miss a second straight recreation on account of the damage.

In his Friday press convention, DeBoer instructed reporters that the Stars are optimistic that Hintz might return for a potential Sport 7 or the beginning of the Western Convention Remaining.

“Roope Hintz is out,” DeBoer stated. “Nonetheless day-to-day. Eager for both subsequent recreation, or hopefully, subsequent collection if we will make that occur.”

Even when he has been on the ice, Hintz has had a considerably quiet postseason on the scoresheet. By way of 11 video games, Hintz has recorded simply two objectives and 4 assists. That is a noticeable dip from his common season manufacturing, when he tallied 30 objectives and 35 assists in 80 video games.

With out Hintz on Wednesday, the Stars dropped a potential series-clinching Sport 5 by a rating of 5-3. With Hintz on the shelf, Matt Duchene took Hintz’s place between Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. Tyler Seguin additionally shifted over to middle between Mason Marchment and Evgenii Dadonov.

Main the collection 3-2 heading into Sport 6, the Stars can shut out the Avalanche with a win and provides Hintz the chance to return within the convention finals.