Stars coach Pete DeBoer made one lineup change ahead of his team’s Game 5 elimination game against the Edmonton Oilers. Rookie forward Mavrik Bourque earned a spot in the lineup for the third time in 18 playoff games. It was his first playoff action since Game 4 against Colorado in the first round.

The entire hockey world is treating the rest of the Western Conference finals like a coronation for the Oilers.

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This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now, the new lines and d-man pairings of the Edmonton Oilers for Game 5 against the Dallas Stars:

All of this adds up to the Oilers sitting pretty as -950 favorites to win the Western Conference finals. If you believe that this series is as good as over, the best value on the board would be Leon Draisaitl to win the Conn Smythe at +700 odds.

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It’s clear now the Edmonton Oilers must go with a “next man up” mentality after likely losing Zach Hyman for the rest of the playoffs.

To save its season, Dallas will need to channel the resilience that has led to success on this postseason run.