DALLAS STARS PLAYER NEWS

Hintz (undisclosed) was unavailable to speak to the media after Tuesday's game versus the Avalanche, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Johnston (illness) won't travel to Colorado for Wednesday's game versus the Avalanche, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Johnston (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Avalanche.

Kiviranta (lower body) won't play against Colorado on Tuesday, according to Owen Newkirk of DLLS Sports.

DeSmith will guard the road goal against Colorado on Wednesday, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Oettinger will guard the home crease in Tuesday's clash against the Avalanche, per Stars radio analyst Bruce LeVine.

Faksa (lower body) is expected to play against Colorado on Tuesday, according to Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.

Head coach Glen Gulutzan said Monday that he expects Kiviranta (lower body) to be good to go for Tuesday's game against the Avalanche, Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Duchene will be out for approximately three months after undergoing surgery to repair a core injury, the team announced Monday.

Seguin scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Penguins.

Oettinger stopped 19 of 20 shots in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Penguins.

Faksa has sustained a lower-body injury and won't return to Saturday's game against Pittsburgh.

Oettinger will guard the road crease in Saturday's clash with the Penguins, per Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports.

Steel scored a goal and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

Hintz scored a power-play goal on six shots in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

Oettinger stopped all 26 shots he faced in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

Robertson scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

Johnston recorded three assists, including one on the power play, and one shot on goal in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.

Rantanen scored a goal on two shots and added three assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.