Glen Gulutzan says Oskar Bäck broke his finger, and the Stars forward will be out four to six weeks, according to Robert Tiffin.
Bäck had been listed with an upper-body injury before the update.
He has one assist through seven games on an $825,000 cap hit, and he had appeared in every game this season.
Timing is everything, and Jim Nill's decision to add David Perron suddenly looks even smarter. A cheap veteran with a long résumé is exactly what this lineup needs right now.
Losing a depth forward right now is like losing your spare tire right after patching a flat. You're fine, until the next bump in the road.
Wyatt Johnston is also day-to-day with an illness, and he has 4 assists on an $8,400,000 cap hit.
Dallas has scored just 16 goals in seven games, the kind of number that makes every missing forward sting.
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Oskar Bäck's broken finger is another blow for the Stars
Elliotte Friedman reported Thursday that David Perron is set to join the Stars for his 20th NHL season.
The veteran has 332 career NHL goals, according to HockeyDB, and he split last season between Ottawa and Detroit.
Mikko Rantanen leads Dallas with 7 points, and Jason Robertson has 5.
Robertson also owns the team's only game-winner among its top scorers.
Roope Hintz has 4 points, and he recently went toe to toe with Nathan MacKinnon.
Jake Oettinger has been the bright spot at .944 with 2 shutouts.
The Stars are 3-3-1 after splitting a home-and-home with Colorado.
They've allowed only 13 goals, so the problem is clearly at one end of the ice.
Dallas is also just 1-2-0 at home.
Dallas also placed Harrison Scott on waivers earlier this week, thinning the depth options even further.
Who fills the bottom six while Bäck heals?
Dallas visits Chicago on Saturday and hosts Boston on Tuesday.
The Blackhawks come in off a 4-3 overtime win over Winnipeg.
Four to six weeks feels like forever when the goals aren't coming. Nill may not be done adding.
Should the Stars add another forward after losing Oskar Bäck?
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