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.
Golden Knights captain Mark Stone will not face any disciplinary action for his tripping penalty on Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Tuesday, the NHL confirmed to the Review-Journal on Wednesday.
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.
Stone logged two assists, four shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Stars.
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen was forced to exit Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights after colliding with Mark Stone in the third period.Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz,
Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone has a team-lead nine points, including four goals and five assists, in his last seven games
Stone recorded three assists, including two on the power play, in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
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,
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.
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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.