May 27, 2025; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl (29) skates with the puck past Dallas Stars defenseman Cody Ceci (44) during the first period in game four of the Western Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images Corey Perry and Leon Draisaitl each collected one goal and one assist to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday that has them one win from the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year.
Kasperi Kapanen and Adam Henrique added empty-net goals in the final 2 ½ minutes for the Oilers, who own a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals. Edmonton can close out the series in Game 5 on Thursday in Dallas.
Goalie Stuart Skinner made 28 saves in yet another sparkling performance while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (two assists) produced his fourth consecutive multi-point game.
Jason Robertson scored for the Stars and goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 29 of 31 shots.
With the score tied 1-1, Perry gave Edmonton the lead for good at 9:20 of the second period when he set up on the doorstep and redirected Nugent-Hopkins’ pass for the game’s third power-play goal and his sixth tally of the postseason.
Kapanen’s empty-net goal with 2:27 remaining in regulation time all but iced the clash. Henrique added another with 49.7 seconds on the clock to round out the scoring.
Dallas had a litany of chances in the first two periods but failed to take a lead for the third consecutive game.
Draisaitl opened the scoring at 11:23 of the first period with the game’s first power-play goal, finishing a give-and-go with Nugent-Hopkins with a one-timer from the right face-off circle for his team-leading seventh goal of the playoffs.
It marked the seventh consecutive game the Oilers had opened the scoring.
Robertson’s man-advantage marker at 6:57 of the second period tied the clash. Robertson gained the puck in the high slot and ripped a top-shelf offering for his second tally in as many games.
Dallas forward Roope Hintz returned to the lineup after missing the previous game due to a foot injury.
Oilers forward Zach Hyman left the game in the second period after being on the receiving end of a hit from Stars forward Mason Marchment. Edmonton also was without forward Connor Brown.
–Field Level Media
