In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player; but the slash delivered by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the third period to the lower left leg of Stars center Roope Hintz appeared to do the job of a mob hit. “We didn’t like it,” Stars center Jamie Benn said.

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals as Dallas continued an alarming trend this postseason.

Center Connor McDavid won nine of his 16 faceoffs and tallied one assist, one takeaway and a key shot block in the third period that helped seal the game. Defenseman Evan Bouchard chipped in with two assists and three blocked shots as the Oilers suffocated the Stars down the stretch.

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) and Edmonton Oilers center Mattias Janmark (13) face-off for the puck during the second period in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) AP

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.

Penalties were the story of Wednesday night's Game 1 Western Conference Finals matchup between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers, with 13 total in a high-intensity game that en

Dallas rode a red-hot power play in the final frame to kickstart a five-goal period and claim a 6-3 win and early lead in the series

After Wednesday’s end-of-game fireworks, the Stars look to keep the pressure up in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.