The Edmonton Oilers’ modest two-game win streak came to an end on Saturday (Oct. 19) at American Airlines Center, where they were defeated 4-1 by the Dallas Stars in a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Final.
Matt Duchene scored twice for Dallas, which also got goals from Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. Leon Draisaitl was the only Oilers player to put the puck behind Stars netminder Jake Oettinger.
The game was scoreless for nearly 40 minutes before Duchene beat Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner for a power-play goal with just 26 seconds remaining in the second period. Edmonton didn’t get on the board until 17:38 of the third period when Draisaitl potted his team-leading third goal of the season…