NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 5/21/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 5/21/2025

Edmonton Oilers (8-3-0) at Dallas Stars (8-5-0)

Venue: American Airlines Center 
Date: Wednesday, May 21
Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV: ESPN/CBC/Sportsnet/TVAS
Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHED
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Edmonton: +1.5 ML +105
Dallas -1.5 ML -115
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers handled the Los Angeles Kings in six and the Vegas Golden Knights in five to reach the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season. They are averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game in the Playoffs. Stuart Skinner is coming off back-to-back shutouts. He is posting a 3.05 goals-against average, an .884 save percentage, and two shutouts. Calvin Pickard may return tonight, he’s posting a 2.84 goals-against average, and an .888 save percentage. They went 1-2-0 against the Stars in the regular season and were outscored 12-9. 

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche in seven then the Winnipeg Jets in six to reach the Aestern Conference Finals for the third straight season and facing the Oilers for the second consecutive time. They are averaging 2.6 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game. Jake Oettinger is posting a 2.47 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Hyman
Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen
Kane-Henrique-Brown
Frederic-Janmark-Perry

Kulak-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Nurse-Stecher

Skinner
Rodrigue

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Granlund-Hintz-Rantanen
Benn-Duchene-Seguin
Robertson-Johnston-Petrovic
Marchment-Steel-Dadanov

Harley-Heiskenen
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Lyubushkin

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season had 100 points on 26 goals and 74 assists. He has 17 points in the playoffs on three goals and 14 assists.  two goals and six assists in round one. In two games against Dallas in the regular season, he had a goal and two assists.

Dallas Stars

Wyatt Johnston had 71 points this season on 33 goals and 38 assists. He has four goals and four assists in the playoffs. In the regular season, in two games, he recorded two goals against the Oilers.

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
D Mattias Ekholm – IR
G Calvin Pickard – DTD

Dallas Stars

None

Next Game:

Game 2: Friday, May 23 at American Airlines Center

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