NHL LIVE Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Playoffs Game 4 9th May 2023 Full Game Reaction
11Stars try to work around injuries with Game 4 on horizon
With Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on all fours in front of the crease after getting hit in the face with the puck, the Seattle Kraken's Jordan Eberle scored the opening goal of Game 3 Sunday night.
Seattle is dealing with its own injuries, and Kraken coach Dave Hakstol didn't have an update on forward Jared McCann on Monday.
McCann, Seattle's leading scorer with 40 goals in the regular season, hasn't played since Game 4 of the opening round due to an undisclosed injury suffered while taking a late hit from Colorado's Cale Makar.
McCann returned to practice Saturday wearing a red no-contact jersey, then shed that for a regular white jersey for Sunday's morning skate.
Heiskanen, the former All-Star who was averaging an NHL high of 29:45 of ice time in the playoffs, was hurt early in the second period and didn't return as the host Kraken cruised to a 7-2 victory, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series.
Heiskanen's status is now up in the air as the Stars visit Seattle on Tuesday for Game 4.
Stars coach Peter DeBoer said Heiskanen had a bad cut on his left cheek, but there was no damage around his eye and he is not going through concussion protocol. Seattle's Tye Kartye took a shot from the high slot that deflected off Dallas defenseman Ryan Suter's stick and hit Heiskanen. Heiskanen dropped to his knees, with Eberle picking up the loose puck and putting it past Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger.
Heiskanen's injury obviously rattled the Stars, who conceded goals the Kraken's first four shots of the second period.
Heiskanen, who had seven assists in the first eight playoff games, is crucial for the Stars not only on the power play, but also in the transition game in getting the puck out of Dallas' own end of the rink.
Kraken projected lineup
Forwards
Tye Kartye - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz - Alex Wennberg - Morgan Geekie
Eeli Tolvanen - Yanni Gourde - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Brandon Tanev - Ryan Donato - Jared McCann
Defencemen
Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak - Will Borgen
Carson Soucy - Justin Schultz
Goalies
Philipp Grubauer
Martin Jones
Scratched: Cale Fleury, Jaycob Megna, Jesper Froden, Chris Driedger
Injured: Daniel Sprong (upper body), Andre Burakovsky (lower body), Joonas Donskoi (upper body), John Hayden (lower body)
Sars projected lineup
Forwards
Jason Robertson - Roope Hintz - Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment - Max Domi - Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn - Wyatt Johnston - Evgenii Dadonov
Luke Glendening - Radek Faksa - Ty Dellandrea
Defencemen
Ryan Suter - Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell - Jani Hakanpaa
Thomas Harley - Colin Miller
Goalies
Jake Oettinger
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Joel Hanley, Joel Kiviranta, Nils Lundkvist, Fredrik Olofsson, Riley Tufte
Injured: None
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