It’s hard to believe a player who couldn’t put any weight on his left leg in the third period of a game would be ready for playoff hockey 2,000 miles away just over 36 hours later. Crazier things have happened,

The Edmonton Oilers host the Dallas Stars in game three of the third round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 1-1

The Dallas Stars are on the verge of taking a two-game lead in the Western Conference Final over Edmonton, something they did not do in last year's Conference Final matchup. The Stars were up 2-1 in the series before Edmonton came rattled off three straight wins to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.

There will be no further discipline by the NHL Department of Player Safety for Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse after the slash that injured Stars forward Roope Hintz in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday,

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.

Lauren Kyle, Connor McDavid's wife, is expanding her entrepreneurial ventures in Edmonton. She's launching KYLE & CO, Trove Living, and Bar Trove in the historic Canada Permanent Building, aiming to enhance the city's design and social scene.

After Wednesday’s end-of-game fireworks, the Stars look to keep the pressure up in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

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.