ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the Edmonton Oilers went into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final determined to score if they got a power-play chance. They did twice, and quickly both times, in a 3-1 win over the top-seeded Dallas Stars to take a 3-2 series lead and get within one victory of going to the Stanley Cup Final. “We’ve been pushing and they obviously don’t take a lot of penalties. You don’t have three, four or five opportunities a game to find your rhythm,” Nugent-H
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Nugent-Hopkins leads Oilers past Stars to take 3-2 lead in Western Conference final
DALLAS — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins lived the Edmonton Oilers' darkest days. The once-proud franchise endured a decade of playoff-less springs, management missteps and coaching blunders. The Oilers were a punchline across the NHL. Now the organization's longest-tenured player and his teammates sit a single victory from the Stanley Cup final. Nugent-Hopkins scored two power-play goals Friday as Edmonton smothered the Dallas Stars 3-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference final. "This is why we pl
DeBoer makes up with reporter after postgame outburst
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Dallas Stars head coach Peter DeBoer owned up Saturday to letting his emotions get the better of him after Friday night's loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
DeBoer got into a heated exchange with Dallas Morning News columnist and ESPN personality Tim Cowlishaw after the Stars' 3-1 loss in Game 5. DeBoer took offense to a question from Cowlishaw that the bench boss perceived to be criticizing his team's character.
"You can sit here and question our character if you want," DeBoer said Friday. "You haven't been around all year, I haven't seen you here all year."
DeBoer wasn't having it when Cowlishaw insisted he wasn't questioning the Stars' character.
"You are, that's what you're doing," DeBoer said. "I'm not gonna do it. You go ahead and write whatever the fuck you want."
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On Saturday, DeBoer took a more amicable tone when Cowlishaw asked whether the Stars already having won two in a row in the series after trailing helps them in the same situation now.
"That's a good question, Tim," DeBoer said with a laugh, according to NHL.com's Tracey Myers. "Let's do a redo. Yeah, I mean and again, I think to last night, if I had a redo on your question, what I would tell you is, this team, and I'm not saying you were - I took it that way in an emotional moment after the game - but the one thing we can't question in our group in my mind is our commitment, our care, our character.
"This group was in third place in the division (with) eight weeks left in the season, won the conference, found a way to push for the Presidents' Trophy, was down against the last two Stanley Cup champions in Round 1 and 2, including 2-0 going on the road into Vegas, got off the mat, (and) found a way to win both those series," he continued. "I get the question. I get how it felt last night, but I've got full confidence in the character in our room."
DeBoer also gave Cowlishaw credit for making "a really fair point" when he noted the bench boss has had to stretch the Stars' defense, thereby making them more fatigued. However, the head coach added he won't use that as an excuse.
The question Cowlishaw posed Friday about Dallas' "lifeless" second period stems from the Stars' overall slow start to the game. The Stars failed to respond after a sluggish opening 20 minutes, allowing the Oilers to score twice in the first 5:09 of the middle frame to take a 3-0 lead. Dallas had only recorded five shots on net at that point.
Dallas got going in the third period, but it was too little too late. For the game, the Oilers outshot the Stars 26-20 and controlled 56.2% of the expected goals at five-on-five, per Natural Stat Trick.
The Stars find themselves on the brink of elimination, but they've shown plenty of fight so far in these playoffs. They stormed back against the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1, taking the series in seven games despite dropping the first two contests at home. Four of their 10 wins this postseason have been comebacks.
Edmonton can advance to the Stanley Cup Final with a victory in Game 6 on Sunday.
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Oilers tame Stars to move within win of final
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Friday night to take a 3-2 series lead.
The Oilers can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006 with a win on home ice Sunday night.
Edmonton was in control of Friday's contest, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring a power-play goal in each of the opening two periods before Philip Broberg notched his first-ever NHL playoff marker.
"I've tried to round out my game as my career's gone on," Nugent-Hopkins told the NHL on TNT crew postgame. "I still got lots of room for improvement, so I try to be a coachable player and just do what I can to help out."
Leon Draisaitl praised Nugent-Hopkins prior to Game 5, joking about his veteran teammate being coach Kris Knoblauch's favorite player. Following Friday's performance, it seems Draisaitl may have been right.
"I saw Ryan and told him tonight he's my favorite," Knoblauch said, per The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman.
Wyatt Johnston scored the Stars' only goal with five minutes remaining in the third period.
Edmonton limited Dallas to only 10 shots through the first two periods and commanded 60% of the scoring chances and 56.2% of the expected goals at five-on-five for the contest, according to Natural Stat Trick.
The Oilers have flipped the series script since losing Game 3. The Stars looked to be in control after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in Game 4, but Edmonton has outscored the top-seeded Stars 8-1 since.
The puck drops for Game 6 at 8 p.m. ET Sunday.
"It's going to be buzzing," Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner told Sportsnet.
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Oilers tame Stars to move within win of final
The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Friday night to take a 3-2 series lead.
The Oilers can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006 with a win on home ice Sunday night.
Edmonton was in control of Friday's contest, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring a power-play goal in each of the opening two periods before Philip Broberg notched his first-ever NHL playoff marker.
"I've tried to round out my game as my career's gone on," Nugent-Hopkins told the NHL on TNT crew postgame. "I still got lots of room for improvement, so I try to be a coachable player and just do what I can to help out."
Leon Draisaitl praised Nugent-Hopkins prior to Game 5, joking about his veteran teammate being coach Kris Knoblauch's favorite player. Following Friday's performance, it seems Draisaitl may have been right.
"I saw Ryan and told him tonight he's my favorite," Knoblauch said, per The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman.
Wyatt Johnston scored the Stars' only goal with five minutes remaining in the third period.
Edmonton limited Dallas to only 10 shots through the first two periods and commanded 54.05% of the scoring chances and 59.64% of the expected goals at five-on-five for the contest, according to Natural Stat Trick.
The Oilers have flipped the series script since losing Game 3. The Stars looked to be in control after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in Game 4, but Edmonton has outscored the top-seeded Stars 8-1 since.
The puck drops for Game 6 at 8 p.m. ET Sunday.
"It's going to be buzzing," Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner told Sportsnet.
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Oilers Outclass Stars in Game 5 to Take 3-2 Series Lead
Following a thrilling 5-2 victory in Game 4, the Edmonton Oilers took their second straight contest of the Western Conference Final with a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars. Leading…
Stars defenseman Chris Tanev active for Game 5 of West final vs. Oilers
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars defenseman Chris Tanev was active for Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Friday night after taking a shot off his right foot in the previous game. Coach Pete DeBoer had said at the morning skate Friday he was optimistic Tanev could play. Tanev got hurt in the second period of Game 4 on Wednesday night, when he was struck on the right foot on a shot by Oilers forward Evander Kane in the second period. Tanev was in obvious pain going to the bench, then had to hobb
‘He’s a warrior’: Stars defenceman Chris Tanev suits up for Game 5 of WCF
DALLAS — Chris Tanev gave it a go in Game 5 of the NHL's Western Conference final Friday.
May 31 2024 – Frank Seravalli
The off-season roster construction continues for Canucks, and the Martin Necas sweepstakes are heating up too, so Matt and Blake go over the cost of acquisition for the scoring winger and if a Hronek-Necas trade would even make sense for Vancouver. Plus, with the Oilers-Stars into a best-of-3, are Canucks fans cheering against Edmonton?
Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli makes his weekly appearance to discuss his own comments about the market of Vancouver, but also Elias Pettersson’s post-season comments and how that may or may not affect the organization's evaluation of the player. Frank also weighs in on the cost of acquisition for Necas, and he gives a few educated guesses at salary cap hits for the Canucks free agents.
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