Rantanen is closest to a return, while the timelines for Hintz and Faksa remain more up in the air.
Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen celebrates his goal with center Roope Hintz during the second period in Game 5 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Dallas.
is skating with the team and will travel for this week’s four-game road trip and might play in a game as early as next week. “The plan is, hopefully, to get him in maybe one of those games towards the end of the trip,” Nill said. He mentioned the Stars back-to-back games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers as the earliest Rantanen might return. That would give him just over two weeks of regular season play to get geared up for the playoffs. He has been out since heGet the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.against the Avalanche, has not skated yet. He added that the team is targeting Hintz’s return for the start of the playoffs or the last week of the regular season in mid-April, depending on his progress once he takes the ice.Nill didn’t offer many details beyond saying he’s dealing with a “unique injury” with “really no history as far as healing time.”“We’ll wait to see where it goes. But we’re hoping maybe that first round sometime along the way,” Nill added about Faksa. Despite the absence of those three forwards, Dallas is on the verge of clinching a playoff spot, needing just one point from Sunday’s game against Vegas to become the NHL’s second team to do so.Dallas also holds the advantage in the head-to-head series this year, picking up wins over Vegas in January and March.José Sánchez Córdova is an audience sports producer. He has previously written about business, art, entertainment and food for The Dallas Morning News. A recent graduate from the University of Notre Dame, he is originally from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.As Rangers weigh final few roster spots, what are the biggest factors in their decisions?
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