After getting slashed by Edmonton's Darnell Nurse in Game 2, the Stars are taking the decision of whether or not Hintz will play in Game 3 right up to the start of Sunday's matinee. The 28-year-old has been productive in his 15 postseason contests, scoring five goals while adding six assists.

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.