Dallas Stars’ defenseman Miro Heiskanen left Tuesday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights after suffering a lower-body injury in a nasty collision with Mark Stone, per Sportsnet .

Bad things happen in hockey sometimes, and it's nobody's fault. That sure looks like what happened in the Stone and Heiskanen incident, says Ken Campbell.

Halfway through the period, with the pace of play slowing down and a 3-2 Vegas Golden Knights lead, Mark Stone leaned into an attempt to

Dallas and Vegas have met in two straight postseasons and have established quite a rivalry since Peter DeBoer took over the Stars and Bruce Cassidy replaced as coach of the Knights

In the third period of a tight contest, Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz, causing him to lose balance. As he fell to the ice, he took out Heiskanen’s leg. The blue liner immediately grabbed his left knee and was in visible pain as he headed towards the tunnel with the help of his teammates.

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen was forced to exit Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights after colliding with Mark Stone in the third period.Stone was tripped by Stars forward Roope Hintz,

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Vegas' winning run at home dropped to 10-4-1, while it lost the season series to the Stars, losing two of three (1-1-1).

According to Brien Rea of BallySportsSW, Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (lower body) exited Tuesday's contest against the Vegas Golden Knights early. Heiskanen was involved in a collision in the final frame with Vegas wing Mark Stone.

Vegas outshot the Stars in the first and third periods, but Dallas' whopping 15-5 edge in the second period led to a 3-1 scoring advantage in the middle stanza, which was the difference in the game. The Golden Knights have been outscored 52-48 in the second period this season.