Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry each had a power-play goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers' 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars.

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we provide three advanced stats insights on the Western Conference Final series between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

Hintz, who was originally injured after an iffy whack to his foot by Darnell Nurse in Game 2, got another whack early into Game 4 from Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard. Bouchard welcomed Hintz back to the ice by popping him in the injured foot, temporarily staggering Hintz before he was able to skate back to the bench. The play went unpenalized.

The Oilers defeat the Stars 4-1, leading the Western Conference Final series 3-1. EDMONTON, AB — The Dallas Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final. The Stars now trail the series 3-1 as they head back to Dallas for Game 5.

When the Edmonton Oilers were set to face the Dallas Stars in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final, the expectation was a great back-and-forth series.

SportsLine's hockey model has simulated Edmonton vs. Dallas in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoff Western Conference Final on Tuesday 10,000 times

The good news for the Edmonton Oilers is they hold a 3-1 series lead of the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final. The bad news is they lost one of

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period.

The Edmonton Oilers are known as an offensive buzzsaw, but it’s their stinginess that is making the difference against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. The Oilers won Game 3 in Edmonton on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Welcome to NHL Predictions! Last Word On Hockey continues its coverage of the Western Conference Final. Midway through the series, things will only get more interesting.

Mikko Rantanen and Mikael Granlund scored seven of the Dallas Stars’ 13 goals in the second round to move on to the Western Conference final against the Edmonton Oilers, yet that lopsided production also was a red flag. Three-time Stanley Cup champion Ken Daneyko before the series started figured that needed to change.