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 are back home and on the verge of their season ending in the Western Conference final for the third year in a row.

The Oilers have the Stars on the brink in the Western Conference Final and Mikko Rantanen spoke about his struggles amid the tough series.

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday that forward Zach Hyman requires surgery following the upper-body injury that knocked him out of Edmonton’s Game 4 win over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. He is not expected to be able to play for the remainder of the postseason.

Offence is not supposed to be an issue for the Dallas Stars. They consistently are among the highest-scoring teams in the NHL, finishing this regular season tied for third with 3.35 goals per game. But the Stars’ offensive attack,

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Hintz, who was originally injured after an iffy whack to his foot by Darnell Nurse in Game 2, got another whack early into Game 4 from Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard. Bouchard welcomed Hintz back to the ice by popping him in the injured foot, temporarily staggering Hintz before he was able to skate back to the bench. The play went unpenalized.