Craig Smith and Jani Hakanpaa scored in the final 13 seconds of the third period, rallying the Stars to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators Saturday, thrilling Dallas coach Peter DeBoer who said after that "you're never out of it till the buzzer goes."
Dallas Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa are both dealing with knee injuries. General manager Jim Nill announced at his end-of-season press conference Thursday that Dadonov has a Grade 2 MCL sprain and would likely have missed the Stanley Cup Final if the Stars had advanced.
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill announced a couple of injuries during his final media availability today.
Dallas Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpää is slated for offseason knee surgery, general manager Jim Nill said Thursday morning.
After the teams traded one-sided wins in Games 3 and 4, the Kraken and Stars will get together for Game 5 on Thursday night in Dallas, with each team looking to take a 3-2 series lead.
Matty Beniers, Alex Wennberg, Eeli Tolvanen and Justin Schultz each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 7-2 Sunday night in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series.
The small number of teams not currently affected by COVID-related absences has shrunk by one, as the Dallas Stars placed Jani Hakanpaa in the protocol today.
In this edition of Los Angeles Kings News & Rumors, I’ll be discussing the recent injury to Drew Doughty and how the team proceeds without him. I’ll also be discussing some line experimentation from coach Todd McLellan and the Ontario Reigns hot start to the American Hockey League (AHL) season.
Hakanpaa will not face suspension.
If you missed Hakanpaa’s rookie season and didn’t even realize he was on the market, you probably wouldn’t be alone. That’s never-noticed attribute is the calling card of the 29-year-old defenseman.
The Canes have a few different roster questions to figure out. Can any of their current UFAs provide those answers? We’ve talked about most of the upcoming free agents here at Canes Country, but let’s finish off the rest of the unrestricted free agent list before the expansion draft hits.
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