A win in Game 4 would give Dallas a commanding 3-1 lead. In NHL playoff history, teams that go up 3-1 go on to win the series 90.5% of the time.
Dallas jumped out to an early lead in Edmonton, then gave up five straight goals. Somehow even worse, the Stars may have lost defenseman Chris Tanev to a leg injury.Oilers Evan Bouchard, Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid celebrate a goal in the second period of Game 4 of the Western Conference Final.dropped Game 4 of the NHL's 2024 Western Conference Final 5-2 in Edmonton on Wednesday night -- and two former Stars players directly contributed to the team's defeat.
Former Dallas forward Corey Perry, who reached the Stanley Cup Final as a member of the Stars in 2020, set the tone for the Oilers' comeback: After having sat out most of the series so far as a healthy scratch, he contributed an assist to a Ryan McLeod goal that put Edmonton on the scoreboard, and into a position to head to the game's first intermission tied 2-2.
Edmonton spent much of the the third period all-out defending its own zone, and shutting down the Dallas offense entirely, leading to a third period largely devoid of action -- except for a final, empty-netter goal that came during desperation time for the Stars and moved the final score to 5-2.
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