The rivalry between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars has brewed over the years with a new talking point after their final regular season game of this season on Tuesday.
Las Vegas’ Stone fell into Heiskanen’s left knee in an awkward collision, which forcing Dallas’ top defenseman out of the game.
Miro Heiskanen suffered a lower-body injury during a collision with Mark Stone during a 4-3 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The injury happened after Stone fell into Heiskanen's knee during a tripping incident. Heiskanen had an MRI, and the Stars are waiting for more details. He will also see a specialist.
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen was forced to exit Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights after colliding with Mark Stone in the third period.Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz,
Stone logged two assists, four shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars.
Stone recorded three assists, including two on the power play, in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
Alex Eschelman talked with Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone about his go-time activity on his off days.
Passing is one of the things that the Vegas Golden Knights have specialized in this season. As a team, they have 297 assists on 173 goals, led by 48 assists from Jack Eichel.
Overtime has not been the Vegas Golden Knights' friend this season. For a second straight matchup, Vegas fell in extra time, losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1.
Heiskanen is now the third critical player the Stars have lost for an extended period of time. Tyler Seguin is out for four-to-six months following hip surgery he had done in December, and Mason Marchment has missed a month for face surgery after taking a puck to the face in late December.
The Canadiens not only lost their game against the Jets: they also saw Kaiden Guhle get injured during the match. And it doesn’t look good for the defenseman… That said, there were also seven other games played in the NHL last night.