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.

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is officially week-to-week after his collision with Mark Stone Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. The most important blue-liner for Dallas had testing done Wednesday that included an MRI,

Bad things happen in hockey sometimes, and it's nobody's fault. That sure looks like what happened in the Stone and Heiskanen incident, says Ken Campbell.

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.

Defenseman Miro Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Dallas Stars' 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas after taking a hit from Golden Knights captain Mark Stone.

Stars head coach Peter DeBoer told reporters Thursday that Miro Heiskanen has been ruled out week-to-week due to a lower-body injury.

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Peter DeBoer told reporters Thursday, according to Dallas News' Lia Assimakopoulos.Heiskanen was awkwardly taken down by Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone in Tuesday's game.

The Dallas Stars have inched ever closer in recent weeks to the top of the Central Division, and were looking to notch another two points on Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. While the Stars did take home a 4-3 overtime win, Dallas did lose defenseman Miro Hieskanen to a lower-body injury.

Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Stars’ 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday after taking the hit from Stone, who fell toward Heiskanen’s left knee and thigh after getting tripped.

Dallas Stars standout defenceman Miro Heiskanen has been labelled week-to-week with a lower-body injury and will miss next month's 4 Nations Face-Off. TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston reports a replacement will be named before the tournament.

In the third period of a tight contest, Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz, causing him to lose balance. As he fell to the ice, he took out Heiskanen’s leg. The blue liner immediately grabbed his left knee and was in visible pain as he headed towards the tunnel with the help of his teammates.