It’s hard to believe a player who couldn’t put any weight on his left leg in the third period of a game would be ready for playoff hockey 2,000 miles away just over 36 hours later. Crazier things have happened,

Scoring no goals in a critical playoff game will frustrate any NHL team, but the temperature will skyrocket even higher when you lose a star player as well. That was the case for Dallas on Friday night as Roope Hintz left the game in the third period after taking a nasty slash from Nurse in front of the Oilers’ net.