On Saturday afternoon, PuckPedia reported that the Stars placed 33-year-old defenseman Alexander Petrovic on waivers.

The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars meet in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Thursday at American Airlines Center.

Corey Perry scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play in the second period and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

“I'm going into the summer planning on playing next year," the Stars captain said Saturday after Dallas cleaned out its lockers for the final time this season following a five-game loss to the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final. "Prepare like I do every summer like I’m going to play."

Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger says he was surprised and embarrassed when he got pulled from Game 5 of the Western Conference final after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced.

NHL players are no strangers to playing through injuries in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but seemingly every year, there's always an injury or two that comes out a

Oettinger, who has played in all of the Stars' 63 playoff games since 2021-22, posted a 2.47 GAA and .919 save percentage through the first two rounds against the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets. Against Edmonton, he had a 3.93 GAA and .853 save percentage.

During Saturday’s locker cleanout in Frisco, Hintz told independent beat writer Robert Tiffin that he sustained a foot fracture from the slash. The Dallas Stars center missed Game 3 of the series due to the injury, then suited up for Games 4 and 5.