Stars F Roope Hintz (leg) won't return vs. Avalanche

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Roope Hintz's return to the Dallas Stars was short-lived on Friday as he left the game against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period with an apparent leg injury.

The Stars later announced Hintz would not return to the game, calling it a lower-body injury.

Hintz checked Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon into the boards in the corner of the Avalanche's offensive