Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz will not play in Thursday's game against the visiting Montreal Canadiens due to an upper-body injury.

He left the game after just fourt shifts and 2:27 of ice time. The Stars said their leading scorer is dealing with an upper body injury. With Hintz not on the bench, Wyatt Johnston is filling in for Dallas’ star forward on the top line.

Wyatt Johnston is expected to center the top line with Hintz out. Rookie forwards Matej Blumel and Justin Hryckowian will play in the bottom six with forwards Mason Marchment (face) and Tyler Seguin (hip) each continuing to recover from surgery. -- Taylor Baird

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The Dallas Stars face the Montréal Canadiens Thursday night for second and final time this season. Entering Thursday's match, the Stars are 28-14-1 while the Canadiens are 21-18-4. The last time the two teams faced off on Jan. 11 in Montréal, Dallas earned a 2-1 shootout win.

Hintz (upper body) will not be in the lineup Thursday against the Canadiens, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. Hintz was injured in the opening period against Toronto on Tuesday, and did not return.

Hintz (undisclosed) is questionable to finish Tuesday's game versus the Maple Leafs after suffering an injury in the first period, Brien Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports.

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The Dallas Stars are going to be missing one of their top offensive weapons. When speaking to the media, head coach Pete DeBoer revealed that forward Roope Hintz will not be playing on Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens.

Frederik Andersen was activated from injured reserve and will be the backup for the Hurricanes against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, SCRIPPS, NHLN, TVAS2).

Stars coach Pete DeBoer told reporters Thursday that Hintz is out with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day. Hintz left Dallas's game Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period after playing just four shifts and logging 2:27 of ice time.

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