Oilers vs. Stars Game 4 Information

• Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025
• Start Time: 6:00 PM MT
• Location: Edmonton, Alberta
• Venue: Rogers Place
• Watch: CBC/SN (Canada), ESPN (USA), Fubo (Stream)

Projected Line Combinations

• Oilers: Connor Brown suffered an injury on Sunday from a hit by Dallas defenceman Alex Petrovic. With Brown unavailable, Viktor Arvidsson will draw into the lineup for the first time since Game 3 of Edmonton’s second-round series with the Vegas Golden Knights. Mattias Ekholm said on Monday that he’s close to being ready to make his debut in the playoffs, but the veteran defender won’t be in the lineup in Game 4.
• Stars: The big question for Dallas going into Game 4 is whether Roope Hintz will be able to play. The team’s top center was injured on a slash by Darnell Nurse late in Game 2 and didn’t suit up in Game 3. Hintz was on the ice when the Stars had an optional skate on Monday. Without Hintz, the Stars moved Jason Robertson to the top forward line with Mikael Granlund and Mikko Rantanen, with Granlund shifting from wing to centre. The Robertson, Granlund, and Rantanen line scored the Stars’ only goal in Game 3.

Projected Starting Goaltenders

• Oilers: Stuart Skinner was the MVP of Edmonton’s series win over Dallas last year, allowing only 12 goals on 154 shots over six games. That’s been the case again through the first part of this year’s series between the Oilers and Stars. After allowing five goals on 27 shots in Game 1, Skinner stopped 58 of 59 shots over Games 2 and 3. He has a .930 save percentage with six goals against in three games against the Stars. Calvin Pickard will also be back on the bench as the backup in Game 4. Pickard was injured in the second round against the Golden Knights, ending a six-game winning streak that started in the first round against the Los Angeles Kings.
• Stars: Jake Oettinger had his worst start of the playoffs in Game 3 on Sunday, allowing six goals on 24 shots. Oettinger came into the Western Conference Final with a .919 save percentage over 13 playoff starts and has posted a .842 save percentage in three games against Edmonton. Dallas head coach Pete DeBoer has no doubt that Oettinger will bounce back on Tuesday, noting that he’s one of the best goalies in the league at responding after a rough outing. That nod of confidence makes it clear the Stars will go back to Oettinger in Game 4.

Thoughts and Notes Going into Game 4

• The Oilers utilized home-ice advantage effectively on Sunday, shuffling their forward lines to face certain competition at certain times. Connor McDavid played seven seven-strength minutes with Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on his wings and the trio clicked for two goals. McDavid also played with Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry on his wings in Game 4, but the team’s most effective line was Nugent-Hopkins, Hyman, and Evander Kane, who scored two goals in the third period. “I’ve heard the term ‘Swiss Army Knife’ in the last 24 hours, so I’ll just continue to repeat it,” Kane said about Nugent-Hopkins. “He’s a player who is very versatile. He sees the ice well, has good poise out there, can make plays, and he’s had a really good playoffs. He’s had an even better series. So if we can continue to get that type of game from him, that helps our team greatly.”
• Head coach Kris Knobluach said on Monday that he’s had a difficult time taking anybody out of the lineup given how the Oilers are playing. Connor Brown’s injury has resulted in an opportunity for Viktor Arvidsson, who was one of the players moved to the press box as part of a shakeup against the Golden Knights. It’s the same case with the blueline, as the team’s six defenders are playing well enough that Edmonton hasn’t had to rush back Mattias Elholm from injury. “I don’t want to take anybody out. It’s a tough situation,” Knoblauch said. “The same thing when we changed up our forwards. We took out Arvidsson and he’d been playing pretty well. We felt that our team needed something at that moment and unfortunately, he had to be the guy. Not that there was anything against his game, it was just a change. And with our defence right now, the six are playing extremely well. It’s a difficult situation to handle. If you go 11 and 7, the rotation and the rhythm change. But also, you might have to take out somebody who doesn’t deserve to be taken out.”

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