Hintz, who was originally injured after an iffy whack to his foot by Darnell Nurse in Game 2, got another whack early into Game 4 from Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard. Bouchard welcomed Hintz back to the ice by popping him in the injured foot, temporarily staggering Hintz before he was able to skate back to the bench. The play went unpenalized.

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.

Following Darnell Nurse's controversial slash on Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer ignited further debate by suggesting Connor McDavid would

Before the Edmonton Oilers send them off with a humiliating cheer straight out of “The Bad News Bears,” the Dallas Stars should at least make some noise first. They’ve come this far, might as well stay the weekend.