Oilers are one win away from the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals

Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars (GAME 4)

The Edmonton Oilers won Game 4 in the Western Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars on May 27, 2025. This matchup took place at Rogers Place and ended with a final score of 4-1 in the Oilers' favor. Read about what led to the Oilers’ win, the standout players of each team, stats, and when their next game is scheduled! 

Game Recap

Rogers Place came to life when #29 Leon Draisaitl opened Game 4 with a power play goal and gave the Oilers a one-goal lead midway through the first period when his slap shot slipped past and Stars’ goaltender, #29 Jake Oettinger. After a back and forth battle, the first period remained stagnant until Oilers’ #92 Vasily Podkolzin received a roughing penalty with the last eight seconds remaining in the period. This late Oilers penalty gave the Stars their second power play opportunity of the game. Despite the Stars having a great chance to tie the game before time ran out, the first period ended with a 1-0 standstill due to the great save by Oilers’ #74 Stuart Skinner.

Although the Stars remained scoreless despite starting the second period with a minute and fifty-two seconds left on their man-advantage, their power play goal drought ended when #21 Jason Robertson scored a minute and five seconds into their third power play attempt of Game 4 (1-1). Despite finding some momentum, the Stars’ shortly found themselves down by one-goal when #90 Corey Perry capitalized on their man-advantage and made it a 2-1 game midway through the period. #74 Skinner was able to maintain the Oilers’ one-goal lead going into the last period of regulation as the Stars struggled to get any goals past him. 

The Stars’ one-goal deficit and overall momentum completely diminished when Oilers’ #42 Kasperi Kapanen and #19 Adam Henrique both secured an empty net goal during the last two minutes of regulation (4-1). After a hard-fought battle, the Oilers are now one win away from advancing into the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals after their 4-1 win against the Stars in Game 4 of this Western Conference Finals. 

The standout players

Edmonton Oilers

• Forwards: #29 Leon Draisaitl and #90 Corey Perry both ended the game with 1G and 1A

• Defensemen: #27 Brett Kulak and #96 Jake Walman ended the game with 1A

• Goaltender: #74 Stuart Skinner had a save percentage of 0.966% after he saved 28 out of 29 shots on goa

Dallas Stars

• Forward: #21 Jason Robertson scored the only Stars goal of this game (1G)

• Defensemen: #55 Thomas Harley assisted the only Stars goal of this game (1A)

• Goaltender: #29 Jake Oettinger had a save percentage of 0.935% after he saved 29 out of 31 shots on goal

Stats

• The Oilers outshot the Stars (33 SOG vs. 29 SOG)

• The Oilers delivered more hits than the Stars (50 hits vs. 24 hits)

• The Stars won more faceoffs than the Oilers (61.2% vs. 38.8%) 

• The Oilers had a higher power play success rate than the Stars (66.7 PP% vs. 25.0 PP%)

SUMMARY: Although the Stars did find success with their faceoff wins, this effort was not enough to overcome the Oilers’ physicality and overall ability to capitalize on their man-advantages and scoring chances. 

Upcoming Games

GAME 5

• When: May 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST

• Where: American Airlines Center

• Watch: ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS

NOTE: Games 6-7 will be scheduled if necessary

GAME 6

• When: May 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST

• Where: Rogers Place

• Watch: SN, CBC, TVAS, ABC, ESPN+

GAME 7

• When: June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM PST

• Where: American Airlines Center

• Watch: ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS

The Edmonton Oilers leads 3-1 in WCF of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars

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