The Dallas Stars will return one of their top forwards to the lineup when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes at home Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer announced Tuesday morning that center Roope Hintz is ready to return after suffering an upper-body injury a week ago against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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

After falling to the Colorado Avalanche, the Dallas Stars (28-16-1, in the Central Division) return to American Airlines Center to close out a busy weekend. Dallas looks to snap a two-game skid against the Red Wings (21-20-4, in the Atlantic Division). Here’s everything you need to know about the matchup on Sunday evening:

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Roope Hintz for fantasy hockey. Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (upper body) will sit out Thursday's

The Dallas Stars face the Montréal Canadiens Thursday night for second and final time this season. Entering Thursday's match, the Stars are 28-14-1 while the Canadiens are 21-18-4. The last time the two teams faced off on Jan. 11 in Montréal, Dallas earned a 2-1 shootout win.

Sebastian Aho's goal gave Carolina its latest victory as he continued to be a clutch performer on offense. But the contributions from captain Jordan Staal, who scored earlier for the Hurricanes, continue to help set a tone for the team.

A number of skids were brought to an end as Dallas picked up its fourth win of the five-game trip with a commanding effort in Toronto

The Stars will look to win their second straight game on home ice and continue their climb up the Central Division standings.

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The Dallas Stars are going to be missing one of their top offensive weapons. When speaking to the media, head coach Pete DeBoer revealed that forward Roope Hintz will not be playing on Thursday ...

Stars coach Pete DeBoer told reporters Thursday that Hintz is out with an upper-body injury and is considered day-to-day. Hintz left Dallas's game Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first period after playing just four shifts and logging 2:27 of ice time.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Dallas Stars won their sixth straight game, 4-1 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Mavrik Bourque, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen scored for Dallas (26-13-1), which also won its fourth straight on the road. Jason Robertson had two assists, and Casey DeSmith made 27 saves.