Oilers move one win away from reaching 2025 Stanley Cup Finals

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The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from reaching the 2025 National Hockey League Stanley Cup Finals for a second straight year. On Tuesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, the Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 4-1 and take a three games to one lead in the Western Conference Finals.

Three Canadians on the Oilers had a multi-point game. Canadian Olympic gold medalist Corey Perry of Peterborough, Ontario had one goal and one assist for two points. The 40-year-old won a gold medal for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The other two Canadians on the Oilers with a multi-point game were centres Connor McDavid of Richmond Hill, Ontario and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of Burnaby, British Columbia. They both had two assists.

Perry was one of two Canadians to score for the Oilers. The other was centre Adam Henrique of Brantford, Ontario. The other two Oilers goal scorers were Leon Draisaitl and Kasperi Kapanen. Draisaitl had a multi-point game as he added an assist for two points.

The Oilers once again got solid goaltending from Stuart Skinner of Edmonton, Alberta. He made 28 saves on 29 shots. Game five is Thursday night in Dallas, Texas.

 

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