Stars vs. Oilers Game 6 – Pregame stats, facts and notes – Hockey Writers – NHL News

The Dallas Stars face elimination from the road 6 series when they face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. With a win, Edmonton can advance to the Stanley Cup Final to set up a date with the Florida Panthers – the Oilers will be the road team for that series. Before the game, let's take a look at some stats, facts, and notes.

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Teams with a 3-2 series lead in the best-of-seven Conference Finals have an overall record of 73-16 in the series. 53 of those wins came in Game 6, and another 20 came in Game 7. The New York Rangers added to the previous tally, losing in Game 6 against the Panthers on the road – a predicament the Stars find themselves in. tonight.

Regarding the teams trailing the best-of-seven series in the Conference Final 3-2, they have won 36 times in Game 6 in total, and lost 53 times. Of the struggling road teams, they have won just 12 out of 45 games. The last time a road team won Game 6 in the Conference Final in their regular season was the 2016 Pittsburgh Penguins.

In the Stars history of running back to the Minnesota North Stars, they forced a Game 7 after trailing 3-2 in the Conference Final series twice. Those moments were in 1999, the season in which they finally won the Stanley Cup, and their first season as a franchise in 1968.

The Stars are one of only seven teams in the last 30 years to win the Stanley Cup despite facing a 3-2 deficit in the Conference Final entering Game 6. The others to do so in that time are the 2018 Washington Capitals, 2016. The Penguins, the 2015 Chicago Blackhawks, the 2002 Detroit Red Wings, the 2000 New Jersey Devils, and the 1994 Rangers.

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Coming down to some player stats, Joe Pavelski is about to play in the 33rd shutout game of his postseason career. Only Ray Bourque, Scott Stevens, Al MacInnis, Joe Thornton, Zdeno Chara, and Larry Murphy have ever reached the 33 game mark. Of that group, only Thornton did not win a Stanley Cup – Pavelski would be the second. Ironically, they were teammates for 13 seasons with the San Jose Sharks.

Leon Draisaitl is one of three active NHL players to record four assists in a playoff game, along with Brad Marchand and Cale Makar. The first and only time Draisaitl did so was against the Calgary Flames in the second round in 2022.

In games where the Oilers can advance, goaltender Stuart Skinner has a 3-0 record. Jordan Binington is the only other active pitcher to win his first three games in a streak. If Skinner can do it again, he will become the seventh goaltender in NHL history to win his first four such championships.

Stats and facts courtesy of NHL PR