Dallas Stars forward Mats Zuccarello will have surgery Tuesday to repair the arm he broke while blocking a shot in his Stars debut Sunday.
"It's a surgery to put a plate in place. It just helps it to heal faster. It's nothing major," general manager Jim Nill told the team's website. "It was a very clean break and the surgery makes sure it stays in place so it heals faster."
Zuccarello was expected to miss around four weeks, and surgery does not change that timeline, the team said.
The 31-year-old Zuccarello was the centerpiece of the Stars' trade deadline deals, and Nill said Monday that the team decided not to chase someone to replace him.