Pavelski was injured in Game 1 on a hit from Minnesota’s Matt Dumba.
The Dallas Stars haven’t officially confirmed that first-line right winger Joe Pavelski will miss Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Minnesota Wild, but we can read between the lines. The Stars announced Wednesday morning that they had recalled center Riley Tufte from AHL Texas. Tufte is likely coming up to replace Pavelski in the lineup after he suffered what appeared to be a head injury on a devastating hit from Wild defenseman Matt Dumba in Game 1 Monday.
Dumba caught Pavelski behind Minnesota’s net with a hit that bordered on late. Dumba was originally handed a five-minute major penalty for roughing, but it was reduced to a minor after a review. Dumbafor the hit on the grounds that it occurred within the acceptable threshold of 0.5 to 0.6 seconds after Pavelski played the puck and was thus not considered a late hit.
The Stars haven’t formally ruled Pavelski out, but coach Pete DeBoer had indicated after Game 1 that he was “not confident” in having Pavelski for Game 2. It’s a considerable blow for a Dallas team reeling after an overtime loss at home in Game 1. Pavelski had an assist in 10 minutes of action Monday and is a key offensive contributor for Dallas even at age 38, delivering 28 goals and 77 points in the regular season playing on the Stars’ dominant top line with Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz.overall in 2016. He brings a massive body at 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds.
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