Duchene scored a power-play goal to give Dallas a 1-0 lead with 26 seconds remaining in the second period. Hintz won a face-off and passed the puck back to the point where Duchene shot from the high slot to beat Skinner glove side.

Matt Duchene scored the first two goals, and the Dallas Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 in their first meeting since last season’s Western Conference Final.

The Dallas Stars host an afternoon meeting with the Edmonton Oilers Saturday in a rematch of the Western Conference Final from a season ago.

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are 13 games on the schedule for Saturday, including one nationally televised in the United States and five in Canada: The Oilers (2-3-0) visit the Stars (4-1-0) for a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Final,