Dallas Stars Face Minnesota Without Hintz

It's April 21st.

This is El Paso News today, AI-powered stories from your city.

I'm Cory with the story.

The Dallas Stars are heading into Game 3 against Minnesota without their top center

Roup Hints, who's been sidelined by a lower body injury since, early March.

Coach Glenn Goulditson confirmed Hints stayed back in Dallas and won't play Wednesday

night, calling Game 4 on Saturday, very doubtful too, with hopes.

He might return for Game 5 at home next week.

The series sits tied 1-1 after Dallas bounce back with a 4-2 win in Game 2.

Following Minnesota's big 6-1 opener, this 29-year-old Finn just wrapped up a bronze medal

at the Olympics, but missed the Stars' first four games postbreak due to illness then.

Got hurt six and a half weeks ago against Colorado.

He's still not skating on his own, amid this recovery setback, so the Stars push forward

short-handed while eyeing that potential Game 5 boost 2.

Keep their playoff run alive.