Roope Hintz was rushed to the hospital after he took a hard shot right to the face, and the Stars say they are optimistic that it won't be too serious. Good thing the Dallas Stars picked up Mikko Rantanen when they did. The club's second-leading scorer, Roope Hintz, exited <a href='https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/44173069/stars-roope-hintz-leaves-ice-bloodied-hit-puck' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Saturday's game against the Edmonton Oilers after taking a puck to the face.</a> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1898592748837511476'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/dstaples/status/1898591619680780723'> </a></blockquote></div> The Stars later announced he was out with an upper-body injury. Following the game, coach Peter DeBoer stated <a href='https://www.nhl.com/stars/player/roope-hintz-8478449' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Hintz</a> was taken to the hospital for further evaluation, hoping the injury wasn't severe. Everyone's optimistic that it's not 'serious, serious,' DeBoer said. But we won't know until we get testing. Midway through the second period, Hintz attempted to deflect a point shot by Oilers forward Adam Henrique. The puck ricocheted upwards, striking him below the visor. Hintz remained down briefly before skating off with a trainer, holding a towel over his right eye as he headed straight to the locker room. The short-handed Stars rallied from a 5-1 deficit before eventually losing a close one, 5-4. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/samnestler/status/1898589873059013011'> </a></blockquote></div> <h3>Mikko Rantanen scored one goal and added an assist in his Stars debut</h3> Trade deadline acquisition Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and added an assist in his debut for Dallas, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn, and Matt Dumba also scored for Dallas. The 28-year-old Finnish forward has scored 25 goals and added 27 assists in 58 games this season. Should Hintz be forced to miss time, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/stars/player/mikko-rantanen-8478420' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Rantanen</a>, his Finnish teammate, may be asked to play an even larger role than expected when he was acquired via blockbuster trade with the Carolina Hurricanes at Friday's deadline. Dallas gets back in action Sunday versus the Vancouver Canucks.