Sometimes a best-of-seven series can behave like a marathon with too many twists and turns and hills to count. And other times, it’s strange how a fan’s thoughts can shift from elation to devastation about a series in a matter of,

The Dallas Stars are on the verge of taking a two-game lead in the Western Conference Final over Edmonton, something they did not do in last year's Conference Final matchup. The Stars were up 2-1 in the series before Edmonton came rattled off three straight wins to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers tie the Western Conference Final series 1-1 with a 3-0 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 at American Airlines Center on Friday. The Stars had won seven straight home games after losing their first game of the postseason to the Colorado Avalanche.

Roope Hintz, the Stars' top-line center, suffered a concerning leg injury in the 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.

Dallas Stars head coach Pete DeBoer took aim at the refs for the Roope Hintz injury while using a Connor McDavid example.

Excitement is high in North Texas as fans gather at the American Airlines Center for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers.

Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 on Friday night to even the Western Conference final.

Things are getting ugly in Game 2 between the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers, and not just on the scoreboard. With the Stars trailing the Oilers 3-0 in the third period on Friday, Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse added both insult and injury with a fairly blatant slashing penalty against Stars’ forward Roope Hintz.