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).

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.

The Dallas Stars dropped Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals at home, but the 3-0 loss was not the biggest blow the Stars suffered.

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

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

The Dallas Stars were left frustrated following a 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference final, not only because the series is now tied 1-1, but also due to an incident involving Roope Hintz and Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.