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Full coverage: Dallas Stars fall in Game 4, Western Conference finals tied at 2-2

The series will return to Dallas for a pivotal Game 5 on Friday.

The Western Conference finals is tied up at 2-2.

The Dallas Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Game 4 with their eyes set on a 3-1 series lead.

Five unanswered Edmonton goals later, the series is instead headed back to Dallas at two games apiece, with the Stars instead left trying to wrap their heads around what was perhaps their worst loss of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

See game stories, postgame analysis, photos and more below.

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Game stories

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Box score | Play-by-play

Game updates

Final: Oilers 5, Stars 2

This Western Conference finals series is tied at two games apiece.

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Oilers 5, Stars 2

(Third period, 1:53 remaining)

The Oilers put the lid on this one with an empty net goal. The Western Conference finals will return to Dallas for Game 5 on Friday with the series tied, 2-2.

Third period, 6:00 remaining: The Stars fail to score on a crucial powerplay and things look dire in Game 4, down two with under six minutes to play.

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Third period, 12:00 remaining: The Stars are unable to knock down the Oilers lead early in the third and the score remains 3-2. Tyler Seguin had a wrist shot turned away by Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner.

End of second period: Oilers 4, Stars 2

The Stars have allowed four unanswered goals since taking a 2-0 lead and will head into the third period trailing by two.

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Defenseman Chris Tanev is questionable to return after blocking a shot off his foot and exiting the game.

Oilers 4, Stars 2

(Second period, 4:38 remaining)

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For the second time tonight the Stars give up bang-bang goals in rapid succession, and are now in a hole in Game 4. It’s 4-2 late in the second period after Edmonton goals 51 seconds apart.

Oilers 3, Stars 2

(Second period, 5:28 remaining)

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And in an ironic turn of events, it’s instead the Oilers scoring shorthanded to give the series its first special teams goal.

Second period, 6:50 remaining: The Stars will go on the power play as the Oilers are called for holding. This series is still yet to see a powerplay goal.

Second period, 8:54 remaining: Things have officially settled down here in the second period with nothing doing scoring-wise for either team. Game 4 remains tied at 2.

Second period, 14:22 remaining: We’ve played five minutes of the second period without a goal, unlike the blistering pace of the first period.

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Jake Oettinger fights off a breakaway attempt by Zach Hyman to keep things even.

End of first period: Stars 2, Oilers 2

After a roller coaster of a first period, it’s back at square one in Edmonton.

The Stars scored two quickies and the Oilers got them right back during a wild first 20 minutes in Game 4.

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Stars 2, Oilers 2

(First period, 3:34 remaining)

All of a sudden this game has a reverse-Game 3 feel to it. The Stars were out to a quick 2-0 lead in Game 4, and have just as quickly lost it to the Oilers.

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Evan Bouchard picks up another Oettinger rebound and puts it in to tie Game 4 at 2-2.

Stars 2, Oilers 1

(First period, 6:30 remaining)

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The Oilers benefit from a mass of humanity in front of the Stars’ net and put home a rebound to get back into Game 4. Ryan McLeod was there to stuff in a Jake Oettinger rebound to put the Oilers on the board.

First period, 8:09 remaining: Jake Oettinger has made some stops and the Stars retain their 2-0 lead after a frantic pace over the game’s first two minutes.

Stars 2, Oilers 0

(First period, 14:30 remaining)

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The ideal start continues.

Dallas has jumped out to a 2-0 lead a little over five minutes into the game. Esa Lindell’s shot appeared to bounce off Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse and into the net. Logan Stankoven has been officially credited with the goal.

Stars 1, Oilers 0

(First period, 19:02 remaining)

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The Stars get off to an ideal start with a goal 58 seconds into Game 4.

Wyatt Johnston receives a pass and finds himself in space before letting loose a sizzling wrist shot to give Dallas a 1-0 lead early.

Pregame updates

7:30 p.m.: Here are the Stars’ lines for Game 4. Also notable: Former Stars winger Corey Perry, now with the Oilers, is playing in his first game of the series.

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Pregame reading

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