Series Coverage

The Dallas Stars were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday. The Stars qualified for the playoffs as the No. 2 seed from the West. They advanced

DALLAS -- For the third straight season, the Dallas Stars found the Western Conference Final a bridge too far. This time, it was a five-game loss to the Edmonton Oilers, capped by a 6-3 loss at home in Game 5 on Thursday. The Oilers won the final four games of

DALLAS -- The Edmonton Oilers scored three goals in the first 8:07 and went on to eliminate the Dallas Stars with a 6-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday.

DALLAS -- Goaltender Jake Oettinger didn’t last eight minutes in the final game of the Dallas Stars' season. Oettinger was pulled at 7:09 of the first period after allowing goals on the first two shots from the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines

The Edmonton Oilers scored three goals in the first 8:07 of the game to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season, defeating the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Corey Perry, Mattias Janmark, Jeff Skinner,

DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars have never come back from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-7 series. Sixteen times they have faced that climb. Sixteen times they have failed to reach the summit. They are ready to change their history despite the daunting numbers. It starts against the Edmonton Oilers

DALLAS -- Zach Hyman vowed the Edmonton Oilers would be back in the Stanley Cup Final in an emotional locker room speech following their Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers a year ago. Unfortunately for the forward, he will not be part of it if the Oilers advance to

DALLAS -- Mattias Ekholm will return for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC). The 35-year-old defenseman has not played because of an undisclosed injury since a 4-2

EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers are going into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC) with full intentions of ending the best-of-7 series and going to the Stanley Cup Final for the

DALLAS -- Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer is taking inspiration from his opponent going into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN+, ABC). With Dallas facing elimination, down 3-1 in the best-of-7 series,

EDMONTON -- Zach Hyman is likely out for the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an upper-body injury sustained in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Tuesday, coach Kris Knoblauch said. The forward will

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we provide three advanced stats insights on the Western Conference Final series between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers. --- The Edmonton Oilers are

EDMONTON -- A year ago, Leon Draisaitl referred to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as the coach’s favorite for all he does with the Edmonton Oilers. The way the Oilers forward is playing against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final this season, it is safe to say Nugent-Hopkins still holds that

EDMONTON -- Frustration. Anger. Those were among the emotions the Dallas Stars expressed after a 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Tuesday. The Stars have lost three games in a row and are on the brink of being

EDMONTON -- Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers, who pushed the Dallas Stars to the brink with a 4-1 win in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Tuesday.

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers every Wednesday. With the Stanley Cup Playoffs deep into the Western Conference Final, this week zeroes in on the series between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Leon Draisaitl, Corey Perry, Kasperi Kapanen and Adam Henrique each scored, and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves for the Oilers, who lead the best-of-7 series 3-1. What we learned:

Will the real Kris Knoblauch please stand up. An Edmonton Oilers fan dressed as the team’s head coach and sat in the stands during Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Matt Ziprick, a local pastor, went viral after he told

EDMONTON -- Mattias Ekholm did not return for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place on Tuesday. The 35-year-old defenseman has not played since April 11, when he was only able to play 1:52 in a 4-2 win against

EDMONTON -- Roope Hintz returned for the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday. Hintz replaced Evgenii Dadonov, who didn't have a point and was minus-3 in the first three games of the series. Hintz, a center, sustained

EDMONTON -- Viktor Arvidsson returned to the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place on Tuesday. The forward has four points (one goal, three assists) in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games but had not played since May

EDMONTON -- The Dallas Stars will try to tie the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 at Rogers Place on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN, ESPN+). After winning 6-3 in Game 1, Dallas lost 3-0 in Game 2 and 6-1 in Game 3.

EDMONTON -- The number jumps off the screen. Minus-17. By that measure, Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston is last in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by a large margin. The next closest player is teammate Matt Duchene at minus-13. No one else is negative by double digits. Johnston was minus-9 in

EDMONTON -- Zach Hyman recently was referred to as a "wrecking ball" by Edmonton Oilers teammate Connor McDavid. Truth be told, there were times this season when it felt more like Hyman himself had been flattened by one. "I mean, it seemed like one thing after another," the Oilers forward

EDMONTON -- As Connor McDavid was taking part in his postgame press conference in the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame on Sunday, one of the many fans watching through the window from out on the street could be seen wearing a blue and orange No. 97 jersey with the name