Edmonton brings Dallas to the brink

The Dallas Stars, once in fine form in the Western Conference finals, are on the verge of elimination thanks to a big turnaround by the Edmonton Oilers.

The Oilers lead the best-of-seven series three games to two after Friday night’s 3-1 win and need one more win to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in the Connor McDavid era.

The Stars made a huge comeback in Game 3 and held a 2-0 lead in Game 4, but Edmonton scored five straight goals to win Wednesday’s game. The Oilers raised that to eight straight goals in two games before Dallas’ Wyatt Johnston scored in the third period.

The Oilers can reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006 if they win Sunday night in Edmonton (8 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV). If they lose, the Stars will fall short in the conference finals for the second consecutive season.

In beating the Stars on Friday, the Oilers had several positives that could carry over into Game 6:

—Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his first two goals of the series. He had just two assists in the first four games.

—The Oilers’ vaunted power play finally clicked in the series. Nugent-Hopkins’ two Edmonton goals were scored quickly, 18 and 16 seconds respectively after the Stars took the penalties.

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