Tyler Seguin out 3-4 weeks with cut Achilles

Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin will miss the next three-to-four weeks - and quite possibly the remainder of the regular season - after suffering a 15 percent cut of his Achilles tendon.

The volume scorer had surgery Friday to stitch up the damaged tendon, Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Stars GM Jim Nill said Seguin's expected to return for the start of the postseason, which is about three-and-a-half weeks away. Injuries to the Achilles, however, historically impact players beyond their return to play.

Seguin is one of a handful of players contributing at a point-per-game pace this season. He's tied for third in NHL scoring, netting 33 goals and 40 assists in 72 games for the league's No. 1 offense.

He and Stars captain Jamie Benn are the highest-scoring duo since his trade to Dallas, combining for 478 points in three seasons.