A playoff series is a chess match, and Stars coach Pete DeBoer tried to be one step ahead of the Edmonton Oilers Friday night. Despite winning Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, DeBoer made some significant line changes for Game 2,

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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.

Henrique and Hyman are the key to the Oilers tying this series. But first, both must reinsert themselves as difference makers for Edmonton. Since the second round began, both have

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The Edmonton Oilers dropped Game 1 of the Western Conference Final to the Dallas Stars in heartbreaking fashion. Edmonton collapsed in the game and allowed the Stars to grab a huge win to open the series.

The Stars lost in the Stanley Cup Final in 2020 and in the conference final each of the past two years. Coach Pete DeBoer and forwards Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene have never won the Cup in their long NHL careers. Forward Tyler Seguin hasn't won it since he was a 19-year-old rookie with the Boston Bruins in 2011.