Oilers tame Stars to move within win of final

The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 3-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on Friday night to take a 3-2 series lead.

The Oilers can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006 with a win on home ice Sunday night.

Edmonton was in control of Friday's contest, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scoring a power-play goal in each of the first two periods before Philip Broberg notched the first playoff marker of his career.

Wyatt Johnston scored the Stars' only goal with five minutes remaining in the third period.

Edmonton limited Dallas to only 10 shots through the first two periods and commanded 54.05% of the scoring chances and 59.64% of the expected goals at five-on-five for the contest, according to Natural Stat Trick.

The Oilers have flipped the series script since losing Game 3. The Stars looked to be in control after jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in Game 4, but Edmonton has outscored the top-seeded Stars 8-1 since.

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