The Stars have added a bit of depth to their back end heading into tonight’s game versus Utah. The team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled defenseman Alexander Petrovic from AHL Texas.
It’s the fourth recall of the season for the 33-year-old although playing time on the first three was hard to come by. Petrovic has been limited to just three games this season in Dallas, being held off the scoresheet in a little over 35 minutes of action. Still, it’s the second straight season of him getting into an NHL game which is notable as prior to last year, Petrovic’s last action at the top level was back in 2018-19.
Petrovic has once again spent the bulk of the season in Texas and through 58 outings with them, he has five goals and 20 assists. Texas has been Petrovic’s professional home for the last four years and likely will be his home again next season as he has one season left on his two-year, two-way contract signed last summer.
Team radio analyst Bruce LeVine relays (Twitter link) that several players are questionable for tonight’s game due to illness so it appears as if Petrovic is up as insurance if some of the defensemen can’t go. In that case, he’ll qualify as an emergency recall and not count against their post-deadline limit of four.