Heiskanen's Status Uncertain for Stars-Wild Opener

0:00On April 17, Dallas Stars fans are holding their breath over Miro Heiskenen ahead of game 1 against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday at 5.30 p.m. Eastern time. The star defenseman is set to hit the ice for practice Friday, and that's when Coach Glenn Galutsen will decide if he's good to go for the Western. Conference first round opener at American Airlines Center. The stars lock down the second seed in the West with 112 points while Minnesota snagged third with 104. Heiskenen has been sideline since a lower body tweak in a win over the wild on April 9, missing the final three regular season games, though he did skate solo to test things out. He's a beast back there, ninth among NHL blue liners with 63 points, including nine goals and 54-77 games. That man logged the fourth most ice time at 25 minutes 28 seconds per night in his power play vision fueled Dallas to second in. The league at 28.6% efficiency. In his spot, Thomas Harley stepped up on the top

1:02power play unit, helping them go three for 10 without Heiskenen even picking up an assist. Galutsen likes Harley's shot compared to Miro's playmaking, saying it just adds different flavors without hurting the attack. Meanwhile, the stars will miss center root pints for at least the first two games with his own lower body igoshu since early March. Whatever happens Friday, Dallas has backup plans ready to keep the momentum rolling into playoffs. That wraps NHL news today. Brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with the story.