EDMONTON -- Roope Hintz is questionable for the Dallas Stars against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final at Rogers Place on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN+, ABC).

After Roope Hintz left Game 2 with an injury on Friday, the Stars coach brought up the Edmonton star’s name when describing his reaction to the penalty called.

In the blink of an eye, the Dallas Stars' night went from bad to worse on Friday. Early in the third period of Game 2 of the Western Conference Final, Stars for

In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player; but the slash delivered by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the third period to the lower left leg of Stars center Roope Hintz appeared to do the job of a mob hit. “We didn’t like it,” Stars center Jamie Benn said.

For the first time in NHL history, five Finns took the ice to hear two anthems of nations other than their own played before the puck dropped for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. Mikko Rantanen,

Rantanen hasn't scored a goal in five consecutive games — a problem mostly because the Stars' other forwards aren't stepping up enough.

Roope Hintz and the Stars look to hit the ground running vs. the Oilers on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, while Connor McDavid looks to start turning expected goals into real ones. They top our anytime goalscorer picks for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.