NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we provide three advanced stats insights on the Western Conference Final series between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

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.

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.

The Oilers defeat the Stars 4-1, leading the Western Conference Final series 3-1. EDMONTON, AB — The Dallas Stars fell to the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final. The Stars now trail the series 3-1 as they head back to Dallas for Game 5.

When the Edmonton Oilers were set to face the Dallas Stars in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Final, the expectation was a great back-and-forth series.

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period.

The Oilers are looking to ride their Game 3 momentum to a commanding lead in the series. On Sunday, the Edmonton Oilers retook home-ice advantage with a decisive 6-1 win in Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Finals.

The Edmonton Oilers are known as an offensive buzzsaw, but it’s their stinginess that is making the difference against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals. The Oilers won Game 3 in Edmonton on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Mikko Rantanen and Mikael Granlund scored seven of the Dallas Stars’ 13 goals in the second round to move on to the Western Conference final against the Edmonton Oilers, yet that lopsided production also was a red flag. Three-time Stanley Cup champion Ken Daneyko before the series started figured that needed to change.