Dallas Stars' forward Roope Hintz has been ruled out for Game 3 of the Stars' Western Conference finals series against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player; but the slash delivered by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the third period to the lower left leg of Stars center Roope Hintz appeared to do the job of a mob hit. “We didn’t like it,” Stars center Jamie Benn said.