Heiskanen month-to-month after knee surgery
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Miro Heiskanen's injury is worse than initially feared.
The Dallas Stars defenseman underwent knee surgery and is considered month-to-month, the team announced Tuesday, per NHL.com's Mike Heika.
Heiskanen was initially considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury after colliding with Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone in last Tuesday's game.
Miro Heiskanen went to the dressing room after Mark Stone clipped his leg.
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Heiskanen needed assistance to leave the ice. pic.twitter.com/CiF3dMOaRe
Heiskanen has already been ruled out of the 4 Nations Face-Off for Team Finland.
The 25-year-old's recorded 25 points in 50 games this season while averaging a team-high 25:10 per contest.