DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) - Dallas Stars' Mats Zuccarello is expected to have surgery on his broken arm Tuesday morning.
Zuccarello, who was aquired by the Stars on Saturday, broke is right arm during his first game with Dallas on Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
After the game, Zuccarello was wearing a soft cast around his right arm, saying a blocked shot hit him the wrong way.
Zuccarello's expected return to hockey will be in the next four weeks.
Jim Nill said Mats Zuccarello will have surgery on his broken arm tomorrow morning. Timeline remains around four weeks.
— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks)
February 25, 2019 Nill on Zuccarello's surgery: “It was a clean break. It's just to help hold it in place, so it helps the healing process, makes it heal faster.”
— Matthew DeFranks (@MDeFranks)
February 25, 2019