Heiskanen impacted the game each night after his Game 4 return against the Winnipeg Jets, both by his play on the ice and by how his limitations led the Stars to use 11 forwards and seven defensemen in the last three games of the series.

Thomas Harley scored a power-play goal at 1:33 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 of the second-round series. The goal gave the Stars a 4-2 series win and sent them back to the conference final,

The Dallas Stars are headed to the Western Conference Final for the third straight year. The Stars advanced when Thomas