There was no elimination game hat trick this time as the Stars' season ends in Game 5 loss against the Edmonton Oilers.

Dallas Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 in the Western Conference final against Edmonton.

DALLAS -- Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer is taking inspiration from his opponent going into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN+, ABC).

Make the Oilers feel it in Game 5 at AAC, then take the series back to Rogers Place and try to buck the trend. The playoffs shouldn’t end like each of the last three games, with the Stars on their heels and Oilers at their throats.

The Dallas Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night and now face a difficult 3-1 series deficit in the Western Conference Finals.

Pete DeBoer and his Dallas Stars are one defeat away from losing back-to-back-to-back Western Conference Finals.

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will meet in a Stanley Cup rematch. On Thursday night, the Oilers finished off the Western Conference Final with a 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 5. Even though the Stars were the team with their backs against the wall,