Stars forward Roope Hintz was ruled out for Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday after suffering a leg injury during Game 2 in Dallas. Stars coach Pete DeBoer announced an hour before the game that Hintz would be a game-time decision.

In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player; but the slash delivered by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the third period to the lower left leg of Stars center Roope Hintz appeared to do the job of a mob hit. “We didn’t like it,” Stars center Jamie Benn said.