Stars defender Miro Heiskanen returned from the knee injury to start the 4th game of Dallas’ Western Conference semi -final series against Winnipeg Jets, who visited Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
Heiskanen, Vegas Golden Knights had not played his knee in the collision on January 28 with his advanced Mark Stone. Initially, he was expected to miss three to four months, 25 -year -old Blueliner had surgery on February 4, and the last 32 games of the normal season sat.
Heiskanen left the optional skate in Dallas on Tuesday morning without talking to journalists, but his teammate Jake Oettinger said he was looking forward to returning to ice.
“I think the best defender in NHL.
“It makes my life much easier. He’s doing very good things and very small things that people don’t realize. So, our best player. When you get your best player back, it’s great.”
Heiskanen, 25 points (five goals, 20 assists) in 50 matches this season, 25:10 ice time per game, which recorded the best and fifth among all the NHL defenders in the stars.
In the 2017 NHL draft, heiscreted 283 points (58 goals, 225 assists) in 475 career matches for seven seasons since it was selected by Dallas with the general election number 3.
Stars, Tuesday match, seven best Western conference semifinals took ahead 2-1. The game is planned in Winnipeg on 5 Thursdays.
-FELD level media
