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

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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

Montreal Canadiens (20-18-3, in the Atlantic Division ... Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games. Roope Hintz has 19 goals and seven assists for the Stars. Jamie Benn has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

The Dallas Stars will be without forward Roope Hintz as they host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer told reporters Thursday that Hintz is out with an upper-body ...

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz will not play in Thursday's game against the visiting Montreal Canadiens due to an upper-body injury. Hintz sustained his injury after being hit by Maple Leafs ...

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.

Alex Newhook's deflection broke a tie midway through the third period and unbeaten rookie Jakub Dobes made 32 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Thursday night.

Linus Ullmark traveled with the Senators for their three-game road trip that begins Sunday at the New Jersey Devils (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, RDS, TSN5, MSGSN). "He's coming on the road. ... We're still day by day,” coach Travis Green said of Ullmark following a 6-5 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

Dallas burst out of the gate on the second night of a back-to-back and coasted to a dominant 4-1 victory over Detroit

Hintz (upper body) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Detroit, Brien Rea of FanDuel Sports Network Southwest reports. Hintz will be unavailable for a third consecutive game due to his upper-body injury,

Canadiens forward Cole Caufield has nine points ... and they know just how much focus will be needed. Plus, forward Roope Hintz left last game with an upper body injury, and if he can’t play ...