Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn (14) and Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) battle for the puck during first period third-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Monday May 27, 2024.
Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday to take a 2-1 lead in the NHL's Western Conference final.Dallas Stars' Jamie Benn and Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl battle for the puck during first period third-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Monday.
Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen, into the empty net, had the other goal for Dallas. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves. Roope Hintz, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn had two assists each. Connor McDavid, with a goal and an assist to give him 100 career playoff points, Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique replied for Edmonton, which got 17 stops from Stuart Skinner.
Dallas, which re-established home-ice advantage with the victory and owned the league's best regular-season road record, is now 6-1 in the playoffs away from American Airlines Center.Henrique returned to the lineup after sitting out seven of Edmonton's last eight games with a suspected ankle injury. Hintz, the Stars' No. 1 centre, was also back following a four-game absence because of an upper-body injury.
Dallas Stars' Roope Hintz is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner during first period third-round NHL playoff action.
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