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Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko left the game after two Dallas Stars players hit him while he was retrieving a loose puck behind the net. The Russian winger recorded four goals and seven assists in 65 regular-season games this season.
The injury appeared to occur during the second period after Toropchenko helped break up a Stars scoring chance. When he attempted to retrieve a loose puck behind the Blues’ net, two Dallas players delivered hits on him at the same time.
Toropchenko, 27, finished the 2025-26 campaign with four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 65 regular-season games. Now in his sixth NHL season, the 6-foot-6 Russian winger has 34 goals and 37 assists for 71 points in 325 career contests. Later in the game, Blues’ defenseman Brandon Carlo received a game misconduct for a knee-on-knee hit on Stars’ forward Roope Hintz.
Hintz attempted to avoid contact from Carlo while trying to caress a pass that got away from him. As Carlo delivered the hit, his knee made contact with Hintz’s, which sent the Stars’ forward to the ice. Carlo finished the night with one hit, one blocked shot and 15 penalty minutes in 15:27 of ice time. As for Hintz, he had two hits in 16:57.that saw him record seven assists in 55 games, averaging 19:21 of ice time.
In 11 NHL seasons, the 29-year-old has 29 goals and 90 assists for 119 points in 692 career regular-season games with the Blues, Leafs and Meanwhile, Hintz finished 2025-26 with 15 goals and 29 assists for 44 points in 53 games. Now in his eighth NHL season, he has 190 goals and 231 assists for 421 points in 521 career games.
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