EDMONTON, Alberta — Zach Hyman had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid added two goals and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Sunday, taking a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference final series.
Evan Bouchard, with a goal and an assist, and John Klingberg also scored for the Oilers, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins added three assists. Nugent-Hopkins has multipoint efforts in every game of the series, becoming the only Oiler in franchise history other than Wayne Gretzky with more than one point in the first three games of a conference final.
‘‘You have to have dominant nights, you have to have nights where maybe your goalie is better than theirs,’’ McDavid said. ‘‘You have to find ways to win different games different ways and we did again tonight.’’
Stuart Skinner was impressive once again in the Edmonton net, making 33 saves to improve to 4-4 in postseason play, his first victory in the playoffs that wasn’t a shutout.
‘‘For him, to be able to battle back the way he has is just really impressive,’’ said Hyman. ‘‘I think a lot of people were counting him out and he came in and has been phenomenal and a big reason we’re up 2-1.’’
Skinner struggled to start the postseason and was replaced by backup Calvin Pickard, only to be brought back in when Pickard was injured. He is pleased with how he has tackled the many challenges.
‘‘I’m proud of myself for going through everything I’ve had to go through personally,’’ said Skinner, who has only allowed one goal in his last two outings. ‘‘It takes a lot of courage to keep on getting up. Especially as a goaltender. If you talk to any goalie, that’s just the game. You get hit down so many times and you’ve got to keep on getting up.’’
The Oilers have won two straight since their third-period collapse in Game 1 in Dallas.
