Stars’ Seguin put on injured reserve after hit

Dallas Stars’ centre Tyler Seguin leaves the ice after a huge hit down low delivered by Panthers’ Dmitry Kulikov.

The NHL’s third-leading scorer, Tyler Seguin, has been placed on the injured reserve by the Dallas Stars Saturday morning.

Seguin was hit by Florida Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov in the third period of a 2-0 win on Friday night. The hit forced Seguin to be helped off the ice and he did not return. The Stars have listed his injury as lower body.

The NHL Department of Player Safety has offered Kulikov an in-person hearing.

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According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, he would not be surprised if disciplined was faced for the hit.

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Seguin has scored 29 goals and 30 assists this season for the Stars. He trails Jakub Voracek and Patrick Kane for the NHL lead in points.

Patrick Eaves was also placed on Dallas’s injured reserve with a concussion. Eaves left the game 51 seconds after Seguin after taking a wrist shot to the head.

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The Stars have recalled Brett Ritchie and Travis Morin of the AHL’s Texas Stars to replace the two injured forwards.

Ritchie has four points in 10 games with Dallas this season while Morin leads his AHL club with 15 goals and 25 assists in 39 games.

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