The Edmonton Oilers have stolen home-ice advantage back from the Dallas Stars after a 3-0 victory in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final.

The Edmonton Oilers got the job done on the road, splitting the first two games of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars. The series will now shift to Edmonton with the Oilers having home-ice advantage.

While the Stars’ side was peppered with postgame questions about the slash against Roope Hintz, the Oilers mostly took questions around the performance of goalie Stuart Skinner, who shut down 25 shots on goal from Dallas en route to his third shutout win in Edmonton’s last four games. See what the Oilers had to say after Game 2 below.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner is remaining humble after posting a shutout for his club in Game 2 against Dallas.

The Edmonton Oilers won Game 2 of their series against the Dallas Stars with a commanding performance, shutting them out 3–0. Except for at least one foolish penalty, Edmonton put on an absolute clinic last night.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers tie the Western Conference Final series 1-1 with a 3-0 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 at American Airlines Center on Friday. The Stars had won seven straight home games after losing their first game of the postseason to the Colorado Avalanche.

Calvin Pickard, a career backup (when not playing in the minors) has more minutes in net than Edmonton’s No. 1 goaltender (Stuart Skinner). The gap could’ve been larger, but Pickard’s injury guaranteed recent starts for Skinner.

The Edmonton Oilers got the much-needed road split, shutting out the Dallas Stars 3-0 to tie the Western Conference Final at one game apiece. They collapsed in Game 1, relinquishing a 3-1 third-period lead,

The Oilers skated into a near must-win situation in Game Two and repeated the impressive opening forty minutes they produced in Game One.

Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.