Stars centre Roope Hintz out for Game 6 with upper-body injury; Avs without centre Yakov Trenin

DENVER (AP) — The Dallas Stars will be without centre Roope Hintz for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Hintz will miss Game 6 of their second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Stars can advance to the Western Conference Final for the second year in a row with a win. The 27-year-old Hintz left Monday’s 5-1 victory at Colorado after blocking a shot in the first period. Earlier in the game, he went down hard when he was cross-checked by Nathan MacK