Playoff Injuries: Draisaitl, Heiskanen, and More

0:00It's April 16th. From the locker room to your ears, this is NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Edminton Euler star Leon Drysettel is set to miss their final regular season game Thursday night against Vancouver, but should return sometime in the bus. First round of the playoffs. He's been out 13 games with a lower body injury from mid-March and still sits 9th in league scoring with 97 points. Meanwhile, the Dallas stars versus Minnesota Wild first round series kicks off Saturday at 5.30 p.m. Eastern. Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes skipped practice Thursday due to illness, but plans to travel with the team. On the star side, Miro Heiskenin, my return for game 1 after missing three straight with a lower body issue while Ford rupenses, confirmed out for the first two games. Coaches are playing a cautious across the board. Others, bench-boss Chris Noblowsch called it day by day, praising Drysettel's impact.

1:01Stars coach Glenn Galutsen echoed that hope for Heiskenin, whose fourth and average ice time at 25 minutes 28 seconds per game. These top performers shape playoff fates. Other updates include Buffalo Sabers goalie Alex Lyon practicing Friday after a lower body tweak with Ford Noah Osland, a possible for there. Sunday opener against Boston. With Sam Carricks, they sideline with a broken arm, and Alex Touch got maintenance rest. Carolina Hurricanes goalie, Piotr Kochetkov is healthy now, but won't start playoffs behind Frederick Anderson. Playoff matchups lock in soon, and these injury calls could flip series outcomes as teams gear up this weekend.