Things got ugly in Game 2 between the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers, and not just on the scoreboard.
In the Stars’ 3-0 shutout loss to the Oilers on Friday, Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse added both insult and injury with a fairly blatant slashing penalty against Stars’ forward Roope Hintz.
Roope Hintz had to be helped off the ice after taking this slash from Oilers' defenseman Darnell Nurse. 😳
— SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) May 24, 2025
Nurse was originally given a 5-minute major, but it was changed to a minor after official review.
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Hintz went down immediately with what appeared to be a leg injury and had to be helped off the ice. He disappeared down the Stars’ tunnel and his status for the remainder of Game 2 is unknown.
Nurse was initially given a 5-minute major penalty after the hack to Hintz, but upon official review the call was changed to a two-minute minor. The Stars failed to score on the ensuing power play.
Stars coach Pete DeBoer was not pleased with the play after the game.
“I’ll answer your question with a question,” DeBoer said when asked about the referee’s decision. “Does anyone in this room think if Connor McDavid gets carried off the ice like that it’s not a five-minute major? That’s my answer to your question.”
Here's what Pete DeBoer had to say about Darnell Nurse's slash against Roope Hintz that forced Hintz out of the game.
— SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) May 24, 2025
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Game 2 had more of a sense of physicality than Game 1, perhaps due to the way Wednesday’s contest ended. At the buzzer of the Stars’ Game 1 win, the teams came together with a full-line brawl that set the stage for a harder-hitting affair on Friday night.
Hintz is second on the team with five playoff goals for the Stars. No update on his status for Game 3 was given on Friday.
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