Overview
- The Stars confirmed after imaging that Kyle Capobianco will miss roughly four weeks with a lower-body injury sustained after a hit by Timo Meier, and he did not return to the game.
- Coach Glen Gulutzan said the team will need to adjust its lineup and said a recall from the Texas Stars is possible to cover Capobianco’s absence.
- Capobianco has been a depth option this season, appearing in five of 12 games with no points, so the loss mainly affects defensive depth rather than top-pair minutes.
- Sam Steel has been cleared to rejoin the lineup on the top line with Wyatt Johnston and Mikko Rantanen, and Radek Faksa, Esa Lindell and David Perron are being monitored for near-term returns.
- A four-week absence would sideline Capobianco for about a dozen games during a lighter stretch of the schedule, so the key near-term effect is on matchups and rotation rather than the team’s star minutes.