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Nils Lundkvist News
Lundkvist (upper-body) is questionable to play Saturday.

Lundkvist suffered an upper-body injury early in Thursday's win in Nashville. Head coach Pete DeBoer said Lundkvist was dealing with concussion-like symptoms, so don't expect him to play Saturday afternoon. Expect Joel Hanley to replace him on the Stars' third pair.

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Lundkvist will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday in Toronto.

Lundkvist has essentially been a staple on the Stars' back end all season but will head to the press box Wednesday as a healthy scratch for the second half of their back-to-back road trip games. The 23-year-old defenseman just played his 100th career game with Dallas and has been enjoying a productive third career season with two goals, 14 points, 56 SOG, and +6 plus/minus in 40 games this year.

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Lundkvist will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Colorado.

Lundkvist played three straight for the first time since November but will return to the press box as a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Joel Hanley to draw back into the lineup. During his three-game stretch, Lundkvist scored three points, fired four shots on goal, and registered a +3 plus/minus rating.

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Nils Lundkvist will draw back into the Stars' lineup Friday vs. Chicago.

Lundkvist will play for only the second time in the last eight games for the Stars as he will re-enter the lineup in favour of Joel Hanley. Lundkvist, who was acquired by the Stars last offseason for a first-round pick, has failed to impress the Stars' coaching staff and establish himself as a permanent fixture in their lineup. He has seven points (0G / 7A), averaging 14:37 time-on-ice in 24 games this season.

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Nils Lundkvist will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Detroit.

Lundkvist will be a healthy scratch for the fourth time in the last six games as the Stars will welcome Joel Hanley back into the lineup. Lundkvist, who was acquired by the Stars last offseason for a first-round pick, has failed to impress the Stars' coaching staff and establish himself as a permanent fixture in their lineup. He has seven points (0G / 7A), averaging 14:39 time-on-ice in 23 games this season.

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Lundkvist will draw back into the Stars lineup on Thursday.

Lundkvist was a healthy scratch for the Stars' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Thursday as he replaced Joel Hanley. The 22-year-old has six goals, 10 assists, 92 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 58 games played this season.

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Lundkvist will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.

Lundkvist has six goals, 10 assists, 92 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 58 games in his first season in Dallas but will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Seattle. The Stars' decided to go back with a conventional four lines and brought in Frederik Olofsson to take Lundkvist's spot in the lineup Tuesday.

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Nils Lundkvist will draw back into the Stars' lineup vs. New Jersey.

Lundkvist has been a healthy scratch for the Stars' previous four games but will draw back into the lineup Friday as he replaces Joel Hanley on Dallas's back end. The 22-year-old who was acquired for a 1st round pick in the offseason, has four goals, 10 assists, 69 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 43 games so far this season.

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Nils Lundkvist will return to the Stars' lineup Tuesday vs. Toronto.

Lundkvist has been a healthy scratch for Dallas' previous three games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on Toronto. The 22-year-old has had an up-and-down season with a goal, four assists, and 41 SOG through 22 games while averaging only 17:29 TOI.

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