Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpää to undergo offseason knee surgery

Nill said defenseman Jani Hakanpää will have offseason knee surgery. Hakanpää missed four postseason games with an injury in the series against the Seattle Kraken and Golden Knights. Evgenii Dadonov, who left Game 3 of the Golden Knights series after colliding with Roope Hintz, suffered a Grade 2 MCL strain. Numerous other Stars players battled back and rib injuries throughout the postseason and were game-time decisions each night, according to Nill. Besides Hakanpää, no other players will undergo surgery this offseason.