DALLAS -- Miro Heiskanen is expected to return from a knee injury for the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Winnipeg Jets at American Airlines Center on Tuesday 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

DALLAS (AP) — Miro Heiskanen returned to the lineup for the Dallas Stars for the first time in 3 1/2 months on Tuesday night, when the defenseman who had been out with a knee injury was active for Game 4 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets.

Miro Heiskanen returned from a 42-game absence, Mikael Granlund recorded a hat trick, and Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots on Tuesday, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1, securing a 3-1 series lead over the NHL's top-seeded club in Round 2.