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Stars’ Heiskanen remains out of lineup, Back comes in for Bourque

The Dallas Stars will have to wait a little longer for the return of their No. 1 defenceman.

Miro Heiskanen won’t be back in the lineup Monday for Game 5 with the Stars looking to take the lead in their first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche, head coach Pete DeBoer told reporters.

Heiskanen has been out of the lineup since January after having knee surgery. The Stars defenceman returned to practice before the start of the playoffs but has been considered day-to-day.

In 50 games before the injury, the Finn racked up five goals and 20 assists.

One change Dallas is making to the lineup is having Oskar Back come in for Mavrik Bourque.

The 25-year-old Back has one assist in three games in the playoffs.

Live coverage of Game 5 between the Stars and Avalanche begins at 9:50 p.m. ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.

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If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to pick up a road playoff win on Saturday, they’ll have to do it without the services of Darius Garland.

The two-time All-Star guard was ruled out for Game 3 against the Heat in Miami due to a lingering toe injury, the team announced pre-game.

Garland had battled the same injury toward the end of the regular season and appeared to aggravate it in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s Game 2 win on Wednesday.

Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson said Garland would plan to test the health of his toe prior to tip-off on Saturday, but the 25-year-old did not take the court for his usual pre-game warmup slot.

The starting guard has been an impact player as Cleveland has started the first round with a 2-0 lead heading into Game 3, averaging 24.0 points and 7.0 assists on 51.6/ 41.2/ 90.0 per cent shooting splits.

Garland averaged 20.6 points and 6.7 assists through 75 regular-season appearances as he helped the Cavs to the East’s top seed and a 64-18 record — Cleveland’s second-best win total in franchise history.

Fifth-year guard Sam Merrill will start in Garland’s place.

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