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dallas stars
Lupe Hintz will not play for the Stars in Thursday’s season opener against the St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. ET, BSMW, BSSW) due to an upper-body injury.
With four days between the first game of the season and Game 2 on Tuesday, manager Pete DeBoer will be cautious to make sure his top-line center is fully healthy.
“We’re not going to jeopardize anything long-term by rushing him in,” DeBoer said at Wednesday’s practice.
Hintz, who was injured during the preseason, practiced in a non-contact jersey on Monday and had a routine maintenance day on Tuesday. He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice, but did not appear in his usual spot on the top power play unit.
Tyler Seguin is expected to play center on the top line with Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski in Hintz’s absence. taylor baird
Los Angeles Kings
Victor Arvidsson was placed on long-term injured reserve by the Kings on Thursday with a lower-body injury.
The forward, who was injured during Monday’s practice, did not play in the Kings’ season-opening loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, 5-2, and has missed the first two games of the season.
After Wednesday’s game, coach Todd McClellan said Arvidsson “won’t be back for a while. … I don’t know about the surgery, but I can tell you he won’t practice.” [Thursday] He won’t play Saturday (against the Carolina Hurricanes). ”
By placing him on long-term injured reserve, Arvidsson will miss at least 24 days and 10 games. The move is retroactive to Wednesday and means he will be eligible to return Nov. 4 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Arvidsson scored 59 points (26 goals, 33 assists) in 77 games last season. — Dan Greenspan
new york islanders
Simon Holmstrom skated on the Islanders’ top line in Thursday’s practice.
The 22-year-old forward was recalled from Bridgeport of the American Hockey League early Thursday. He was sent to the AHL on Monday, but there was room for Holmstrom on the roster as depth forward Ross Johnston was placed on waivers on Monday and acquired by the Anaheim Ducks the next day.
“It gave me good confidence,” Holmstrom said of skating with Bo Horvat and Mathew Barzal. “I’m just going to go out there, play my game and do my best.”
Islanders coach Lane Lambert realized early during camp that Holmstrom was likely to make the team.
“He got off to a good start in rookie camp and just kept going,” Lambert said. “He played quite a few games last year. We saw a lot of good things about him last year as well and he really came into his own since he got injured. I think it’s a step forward.”
Holmstrom played in 50 games with the Islanders last season and had nine points (six goals, three assists). — stephen rosner
vegas golden knights
William Carrier will miss the Golden Knights’ game against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday (10:30 p.m., SCRIPPS, NBCSCA, SN1, TVAS) due to an upper-body injury.
The forward was injured during Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Kraken and will not be with the team. He finished his career with three shots on goal in 5 minutes, 09 seconds of ice time. He set NHL career highs in goals (16) and points (25) with the Golden Knights last season.
“He’s getting a little bit more attention than he did last night,” Las Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said Wednesday. — paul delos santos
florida panthers
Sam Bennett will miss Thursday’s season opener at the Minnesota Wild (8 p.m. ET, BSWI, BSN, BSFL) due to a lower-body injury.
“He won’t be here (in Minnesota) for very long, but he won’t be here (in Minnesota) for very long,” Panthers manager Paul Maurice said Thursday.
Bennett played 9 minutes and 43 seconds in a preseason game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in Tampa on October 5, and was scoreless in a 6-3 win.
The 27-year-old forward has three points (one goal, two assists) in three preseason games. — derek van diest
