The Edmonton Oilers were able to get even in the Western Conference Finals on Friday night with a 3-0 win over the Dallas Stars.

The Dallas Stars waltz to the Stanley Cup Final could potentially be derailed by a simple slash to the “lower body” to one of their top scoring forwards. In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player;

Calvin Pickard, a career backup (when not playing in the minors) has more minutes in net than Edmonton’s No. 1 goaltender (Stuart Skinner). The gap could’ve been larger, but Pickard’s injury guaranteed recent starts for Skinner.

Here are three landing spots for Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard with a potential offer sheet looming this summer.

The Detroit Red Wings shared a big family announcement for captain Dylan Larkin on the team's X account on Friday. Larkin and his wife, Kenzy, are now proud parents of a baby girl, Lennyn Marie Larkin, born May 19.

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.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Troy Stecher apparently isn't afraid to say what's on his mind, regardless of the audience.

In Game 2 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars on Friday, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid accomplished something even Wayne Gretzky never did.