The visiting Oilers trail 1-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals heading into Friday's Game 2 clash with the Dallas Stars after surrendering five unanswered third-period goals in the 6-3 opener.

The Amerks had fallen behind just 15 seconds into the game when Lucas Condotta feathered a pass through the slot to David Reinbacher at the top of the right faceoff circle and he fired a shot that Luke Tuch deflected past Devon Levi.

ESPN analyst Ryan Clark and Fox Sports analyst Robert Griffin III's public feud about WNBA stars Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark is no longer about basketball. "Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Dambrowski."

Frederik Andersen's Eastern Conference Final Game 2 ended early. The Carolina Hurricanes goalie was pulled for the third period in favour of Pyotr Kochetkov after he allowed four goals on 16 shots.

The Florida Everblades needed a win Wednesday to keep the Trois-Rivieres Lions from going up 3-0 in the Kelly Cup Eastern Conference Finals.