NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 5/29/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 5/29/2025

Edmonton Oilers (11-4-0) at Dallas Stars (9-8-0)

Venue: American Airlines Arena 
Date: Thursday, May 29
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 -125
O/U 5.5

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers are on the verge of the Stanley Cup Finals with a win tonight following a 4-1 win on Tuesday night. They are averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game in the playoffs. Stuart Skinner is posting a 2.47 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage, and three shutouts. He stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced in Tuesday’s win. Calvin Pickard has seen time for Edmonton in the playoffs, posting a 2.84 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage.

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars are on the brink of seeing their season end; they need the offense to start scoring, as they’ve scored only two goals total in their last three games. They are averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game. Jake Oettinger stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced in Tuesday’s loss. He is posting a 2.72 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage.

Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Kulak-Bouchard
Walman-Klingberg
Nurse-Stecher

Skinner
Pickard

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Seguin
Benn-Johnston-Granlund
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Lindell-Heiskenen
Harley-Ceci
Bichsel-Petrovic

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season had 106 points on 52 goals and 54 assists. He has 23 points in the playoffs on seven goals and 16 assists. In two games against Dallas in the regular season, he had a point in each game with a goal and an assist.

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 – DTD
F Connor Brown – DTD
F Zach Hyman – DTD

Dallas Stars

None

Next Game:

Game 6: Saturday, May 31 at Rogers Place (If Necessary)

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