Edmonton Oilers even West Final with 5-2 win over Dallas Stars

The Edmonton Oilers knocked off the Dallas Stars 5-2 at Rogers Place on Wednesday night to even the Western Conference Final at two games a piece.

The Edmonton Oilers overcame an early deficit to drop the Dallas Stars 5-2 Wednesday night at Rogers Place. The best-of-seven Western Conference Final is tied 2-2.

“They’re a great team,” Oilers forward Connor Brown said of the Stars after the game. “They’re going to grab momentum at times in this series — it’s about what we do to go grab it back.

The Stars scored on the game’s first shot when Wyatt Johnston wired a shot past Stuart Skinner’s glove on a two-on-one.

Less than five minutes later, Esa Lindell’s point shot was going well wide but struck Darnell Nurse’s posterior and deflected past Skinner.

The Oilers responded with two goals in 2:37.

“We responded well and kept our foot on the pedal and just kept plugging away. It was a great win,” Oilers forward Corey Perry said.

Oilers forward Ryan McLeod, back in action after being scratched in Game 3, popped a rebound past Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger for his first of the playoffs.

Then Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard buried the rebound of a Connor McDavid shot to make it 2-2.