Edmonton Oilers' Penalty Woes Cost Game 1 Against the Stars

Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 11:20 pm

In the high-stakes opening game of the Western Conference final, the Edmonton Oilers were undone by their own penalty missteps. After a promising early start, disastrous penalty kills in the third period allowed three power play goals, handing the Dallas Stars a 6-3 victory. Tough break for the Oilers fans.

edmontonjournal.com / 3 THINGS: Edmonton Oilers behind for the first time in a long time

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cbc.ca / Stars score 3 in 5½ minutes to beat Oilers 6-3 in Game 1

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.

edmontonjournal.com / Player grades: Terrible penalties, weak kill thwarts Edmonton Oilers, 3, vs Dallas Stars, 6, in Game 1

What a way to lose a game! Two terrible penalties and three third period power play goals against saw the Edmonton Oilers lose to the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference final. In total the Grade A shots were 16 for the Oilers, 14 for the Stars, with the 5-alarmers seven […]

edmontonjournal.com / Stars Struck: Edmonton Oilers penalty killing kills the wrong team

It wasn’t so much penalty killing as penalty dying. In a game the Edmonton Oilers were in total control of, up 3-1 heading into the third period and firing on all cylinders, their biggest weakness in these playoffs reared its ugly head once again. It absolutely collapsed when they needed it most,…

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