New update reveals more on Joe Pavelski’s condition hours before Game 2

The Dallas Stars remain quite secretive on forward Joe Pavelski’s status. The veteran forward left Game 1 after he was taken out by a massive hit in the series-opening loss against the Minnesota Wild midway through the second period on Monday.

Finally on Wednesday morning, after recalling forward Riley Tufte from Texas, Dallas’ development affiliate in the American Hockey League, head coach Pete DeBoer revealed more on Pavelski’s condition and what it could mean for the Stars moving forward into the series.

DeBoer confirmed that Pavelski is in concussion protocol. He came in this morning and is “getting better every day.”

With Pavelski visibly out for tonight’s second contest of the series vs. Minnesota, this is what the projected lineup looks like:

While it is unfortunate that Pavelski cannot take part in this contest - and potentially many others due to the severity of his injury - it is important to remember that his health comes first.

The veteran has a bit of a concussion history, as we mostly remember when he was bloodied and shaken up after a scary fall following a 2019 collision with then-Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin. DoBoer was his coach then and we can only hope he knows how Pavelski will recover from this.

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