Stars forward Roope Hintz spotted with bizarre item in locker room before Game 4

Roope Hintz was listed as a game time decision for tonight's game after taking a massive slash from Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse. Now, he's back in the lineup.

The Stars made the last minute decision to insert Hintz into the lineup, thankfully adding back their top six forward.

Sportsnet cameras caught Hintz drinking a massive bottle of a liquid named «Jet Fuel». It's probably a sports recovery or caffeinated drink for pre-game, but it's hilarious to see in context of his apparent injury.

Hintz must be dealing with some significant pain to have missed Game 3, but return in Game 4. The concern is that he may be playing through a broken foot after Nurse's slash.

Oilers players have already picked up on this, and have begun trying to target him. As one of the Stars' key players, and hockey being a contact sport, Edmonton has to take every advantage they can find. It's greasy, but effective.

With Hintz's return, the Dallas Stars made the surprising decision to scratch veteran forward Evgeni Dadonov from their lineup. The 37 year old Russian sniper played 80 games this season with 40 points, so they're clearly not happy with his recent play.

Hopefully Hintz can play somewhere near 100% for a great battle to close out this series. If the Oilers keep up this level of play, they could make it a short series.