Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will get the chance to earn redemption after last year's Stanley Cup Final loss to the Florida Panthers.

The Dallas Stars have their backs against the wall as they take the ice for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Edmonton Oilers. The Stars have dropped three straight games to Edmonton, including a 4-1 loss in Tuesday’s Game 4 that dropped Dallas into a 3-1 hole.

The Dallas Stars pulled goalie Jake Oettinger after he allowed goals on each of the first two shots he faced in Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines Center on Thursday. He was replaced by Casey DeSmith at 7:09 of the first period.

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.

Monday was also the first time in three weeks that Mikko Rantanen has been anything but the playoffs’ scoring leader. With two goals Sunday, including the backbreaker in the final 20 seconds of the second period when he escaped Rantanen along the wall and scored,

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).