May. 25, 2024 20:17 PM EST

Stars Center Hintz And Oilers Forward Henrique Again Scratches For Game 2 Of West Final

Edmonton Oilers center Adam Henrique, right, falls as Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault takes the puck during the firs period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Mark J. Terrill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Edmonton Oilers center Adam Henrique, right, falls as Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault takes the puck during the firs period in Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series Friday, April 26, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, right, knocks over Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz, left, in the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Saturday, May 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas front-line center Roope Hintz and Oilers forward Adam Henrique both missed another game in these NHL playoffs after being scratched in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final on Saturday night.

Both players had been described by their coaches as game-time decisions.

Henrique missed his seventh game in a row, and eighth of nine, since injuring am ankle in the first-round finale against Los Angeles on May 1.

Hintz was out for the fourth game in a row because of an upper-body injury. He hasn't played since leaving in the first period of Game 4 of the Stars' second-round series against Colorado on May 13.

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