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.

The Oilers flushed an abysmal third period in Game 1 to control Game 2 virtually for the entire 60 minutes, en route to a 3-0 victory to even the series at one game apiece heading back to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4. -- Arda Öcal

The Edmonton Oilers will be taking on the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final for the second year in a row. The Oilers took down the Stars last year in six games, and will try to make it happen again.

Hintz suffered an apparent lower leg or ankle injury in Friday's Game 2 versus the Oilers, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports. Hintz was slashed near the top of his skate by Darnell Nurse in the third period,

William Karlsson had a frustrating season because of injuries, but he showed in the playoffs that he’s still a vital part of the Golden Knights’ lineup.

Mattias Ekholm looked sharp in his first full skate of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday as he eyes a potential return during the Western Conference Final against Dallas

Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.