Dallas - Make a comeback, then the Dallas star did by opposing what might be the greatest comeback team in NHL playoff history.

The Stars started the third phase on Wednesday night with a 3-1 score, and appears to be losing Game 9 in the last 10 playoff series, scoring only five unresolved goals to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 to open the Western Conference Finals.

This gave the stars their sixth comeback compared to the Oilers, who set an NHL record in the playoffs and had five straight comeback wins.

"You score goals and help your team win, but victory is the best feeling of the year," star forward Matt Duchene said. "They are short-lived. The losses are short-lived. It's a huge comeback win for us. Every team we've been on so far has a very different look at their makeup and different feelings. We can do better. When you win a playoff game without an A game, it feels like you want to and run."

Edmonton scored a goal from star center Leon Draisaitl midway through the first stage and after the turnover, Tyler Seguin equalized the remaining 4:38 after the turnover.

Star forward Mason was given a tripping fine, which opened the door for the Oilers to enter their power game through Ryan Nugent-Hopkins with a 2-1 second lead. Evan Bouchard then led 3-1 after 100 seconds.

It seems that Bousham's goal has put the Oilers against the stars for the fourth time in a row, and they also faced the stars in last year's Western Conference Finals. It's also the third straight win for the Oilers in this postseason, part of a series of games that have only lost once since their second defeat to the Los Angeles Kings in the quarter-finals.

instead? As it turns out, the third stage is a fusion point, seeing the stars answered some questions, and at the same time posed some questions for the Oil Man.

Dallas reached the finals, matching Edmonton's depth for whether it had enough scoring depth. Prior to Game 1, five players accounted for 81% of the star’s target, while the Oilers’ goalkeepers had at least 14 goals.

Edmonton, on the other hand, watched its penalty kill fight in the second round with a 9.1% success rate. It was the worst team of any team in the semifinals, a shock juxtaposition since 2024, when the Oilers killed 94% of the fine.

On Wednesday, Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Duchene scored three goals together. For Heiskanen and Duchene, this was the first goal in the playoffs. Seguin hasn't scored 10 straight games, his second goal pushing it to 5-3, while Esa Lindell's empty-language structure is his first playoff and raises the star's edge to 6-3.

"Everyone is talking about our lack of secondary scores, and in the final round...you have to give Winnipeg some compliments," said star Peter Deboer. "They defended our ass in that series. They were the best defensive team in the league. None of our players had a lot of numbers in the Winnipeg series, but I'm confident they'll keep going.

“Even in the series in Winnipeg, especially later in the series, we are starting to see some signs of real opportunities.”

In the quarterfinals, the stars’ four wins against the Colorado Avalanche were a comeback, including their Game 7, which was star Winger Winger Mikko Rantanen’s score against his former team. The same goes for two of their four wins against the Jets. It sets out a precedent that a playoff star can do again.

But to deal with an oil team that rejected the Golden Knights of Vegas in the last two games of the five-game series?

"We played a lot more energy," Grandlund said. "I don't think anyone is happy with the first two stages of the way we play. We know we're going to improve the level of the first game. The third phase is good. The power game is good, but we have some better games."

The Oilers lost a two-goal lead in Game 1, which raises another question: What makes it hard for them to find the type of opening that makes them a constant threat to the playoffs, even when lagging behind?

"In the third phase, we left about six minutes, which made it even harder to come back," said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch. "I just think we took a step back. They have the motivation and energy in the crowd. Obviously, we were very disappointed. After the first two periods, we felt it was a good start and then just turned in the third phase.

“We suffered heartbreaking losses in the playoffs and we have been able to rebound well.”