EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz was shot by Edmonton's Adam Henrique and left the ice with a towel pressed against his bloody face.
Hintz extended his stick toward Henrique, whose wrist shot sent the puck under his visor.
He lay on the ice, with his face in a towel, as the team's medical staff made an assessment and helped him skate toward the dressing room.
Hintz, a 28-year-old Finn, has 25 goals and 52 points to rank among Dallas' leaders.
The game in Edmonton marked the Stars debut for , who is also from Finland. Dallas made a big splash at the trade deadline, acquiring Rantanen from Carolina and giving him an eight-year extension worth $96 million that matches his jersey number.
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