Heiskanen is expected to miss extended time with a knee injury suffered Tuesday night against the Golden Knights.

Miro Heiskanen is week to week for the Dallas Stars with a knee injury. The timeline also means the defenseman will likely miss the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, with will take place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20. He had been selected to play for Team Finland along with Stars teammates, defenseman Esa Lindell and forward Roope Hintz.

The Dallas Stars will face the Vegas Golden Knights in this NHL matchup at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, January 28th. WATCH: Stars vs Golden Knights Live | Stream on ESPN+ The Stars sit second in the Central Division with 63 points and a 31-17-1 record.

Stars GM Jim Nill on the star defenseman: "As we sit here today, I anticipate him being available sometime during the regular season."

Jamie Benn is still with the Dallas Stars, but there remains no certainty about his future with the team. His contract will expire at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season, which means he could be hitting the NHL free-agent market in just a matter of months.

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Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained on a big hit from Vegas captain Mark Stone.

The Dallas Stars have recalled defenseman Kyle Capobianco from the Texas Stars, it was announced Thursday. Capobianco, a product of Mississauga, Ont., is in his first season with the Stars organization where he has collected two goals and 26 assists for 28 points in 35 games.

Miller heads back to New York, where he spent the first six seasons of his career, in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and a 2025 top-13 protected first-round pick. Vancouver prospects Erik Brannstrom and Jackson Dorrington also went to the Rangers in the deal. Vancouver’s return was reported by the New York Post.

The Canucks are getting ready to take on the Stars in Dallas, but they will do so without forward J.T. Miller. The forward has reportedly been scratched from Vancouver's lineup and has agreed to waive his no-move clause. He is on his way to the New York Rangers, per insiders Pierre LeBrun and Frank Seravalli.

While the Jets feature a pair of 30-goal scorers in Scheifele (31) and linemate Kyle Connor (30) and Gabe Vilardi north of 20 (22), the Capitals have the same number of players as the Jets do with 20 goals or more, with Aliaksei Protas (21) and Tom Wilson (20) joining Ovechkin.