The Edmonton Oilers will look to even up the series when they face the Dallas Stars on Friday in the NHL's Western Conference Finals.

Based on the tale of the tape, the Stars seem to be a 2nd-half team. The Oilers dominated the first two periods, building a 3-1 lead with goals from Leon Draisaitl, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Evan Bouchard.

After some of the more intense first two rounds the NHL playoffs have seen, we're officially onto the Conference Finals this week. Tensions were extremely high as things kicked off in the East on Tuesday night,

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Everybody in the NHL goes to the penalty box at some point — even the Hurricanes’ perennial Lady Byng Trophy candidate Jaccob Slavin. They feel more than shame for those two minutes, especially in the playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars play Game 2 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Friday at American Airlines Center.

Finland is well-represented in these NHL playoffs with 13 players on the rosters of the four teams in the conference finals.

We are on to the NHL's conference finals, with the Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers all advancing.

The NHL’s final four is set. What comes next? Our picks for Panthers-Hurricanes, Oilers-Stars, Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner.

DALLAS -- Roope Hintz left with an injury early in the third period, and the Dallas Stars center did not return in their 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Friday. There was no immediate update on his status.