The Edmonton Oilers blew a third-period lead, surrendering five unanswered goals as they lost 6-3 to the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday.
Stars forward Matt Duchene dealt the game-winning blow on the power play, Dallas’ fourth power-play marker of the evening. A tipped shot from Tyler Seguin — his second of the game — and an empty-netter from Esa Lindell sealed the win for the home squad.
The Oilers got out to an early lead with a snipe from Leon Draisaitl, who finished the game with three points. Seguin’s first goal of the contest tied it up, but second-period goals from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard restored the lead for Edmonton heading into the final frame.
Dallas also got goals from Miro Heiskanen and Mikael Granlund.
Game 2 is on Friday in Dallas.
