The Oilers went on to win the game 6-3 and the best-of-7 series 4-1, advancing to a rematch with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, which starts on Wednesday in Edmonton (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

Stars players backed their goalie after the season-ending loss, saying their performance in front of Oettinger was “unacceptable.”

Just 8:07 into the Dallas Stars' 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, Jake Oettinger took a seat on the bench next to rinkside reporter Ray Ferraro. Pete DeBoer's decision to pull Oettinger with his team's season on the line raised a few questions,