Dallas placed Heiskanen on LTIR ahead of the trade deadline, which left the door open for another potential deal, though nothing ever came to fruition.

Rantanen registered his first point with Dallas -- an assist -- on the power play at 5:48 of the first period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. He sent a pass from the right face-off circle to Jason Robertson in front, who tipped it on net and Wyatt Johnston scored on the rebound.

Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill got a jump on the trade market back on February 1st when he acquired Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks.

Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trade deadline.

In the final 16 hours before the NHL Trade Deadline hit Friday at 3 p.m. ET, Central Division rivals the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars traded haymakers, and the first-place Jets bolstered their roster with depth moves.

Winnipeg's players will be glad to have Brandon Tanev and Luke Schenn, even as Jets management set its sights higher and missed.

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz was hit with a puck shot by Edmonton’s Adam Henrique and left the ice with a towel pressed against his bloody face. Hintz extended his

Young forward Logan Stankoven was sent to Carolina as part of the trade that had forward Mikko Rantanen moving to the Dallas Stars.