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

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.

The Dallas Stars (31-17-1, 2nd in the Central Division) have won two straight games and are looking to keep up their winning ways as they head to Nevada to take on the Vegas Golden Knights (31-15-4, 1st in the Pacific Division). Here’s everything you need to know for Tuesday night’s matchup:

The Vegas Golden Knights had multiple opportunities to tie their game against the Dallas Stars late in the third period but were stonewalled by the Dallas' defense, losing to the Stars,

Wyatt Johnston’s natural hat trick helped Dallas navigate past an early deficit and injury to Miro Heiskanen to secure the win in Vegas

ST. LOUIS -- Mark Stone had a goal and an assist to help the Vegas Golden Knights end a four-game skid with a 4-2 win against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

Mark Stone scored 19 seconds into the game and had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Peter DeBoer told reporters Thursday, according to Dallas News' Lia Assimakopoulos.Heiskanen was awkwardly taken down by Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone in Tuesday's game.

The marathon that is the league schedule has felt like a sprint at times this season, including when the Blue Jackets played 13 times in the first 23 days of December leading into the holiday break.

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights have a closer history than you may think, given the direction of both teams over the past five seasons. Vegas has much more success, but Columbus has proven to be a difficult matchup since 2018.