The Edmonton Oilers scored three rapid-fire goals Sunday off Dallas goalie Marty Turco in the third period to register a 3-2 victory and take a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven first-round series.
The Stars closed as a $1.80 road favorite in Game 3, and they have opened as a $1.85 ?chalk? in Tuesday?s Game 4. The opening total is set at 4 ? goals, which was the closing number for the second and third games of this series.
The ?under? has cashed in the last two games of this series after the ?over? appeared in the opener.
Dallas lost when leading after two periods for the first time since October. The squad was 37-1-4-0 in the regular season with a lead going into the third period.
The Oilers scored three goals on four shots in a span of 3:05 in the third period against Turco, including a momentum-turning soft wrist shot by Fernando Pisani.
The Stars were without captain Derian Hatcher, serving a one-game suspension for a pair of game misconducts. The big defenseman will return for this pivotal Game 4.
Dave Tippett?s troops have five power-play goals in three games against the Oilers, but they were thinking about the ones they didn't score after Game 3.
In the final three minutes, they had a 6-on-4 power play after pulling Turco in an attempt to tie. And with a one-goal lead in the second period, the Stars had two man-advantage chances and failed to score
The loss lowered Dallas? road ledger to 18-13-9-2, while Edmonton?s home mark improved to 21-12-5-4.
The Stars closed as a $1.80 road favorite in Game 3, and they have opened as a $1.85 ?chalk? in Tuesday?s Game 4. The opening total is set at 4 ? goals, which was the closing number for the second and third games of this series.
The ?under? has cashed in the last two games of this series after the ?over? appeared in the opener.
Dallas lost when leading after two periods for the first time since October. The squad was 37-1-4-0 in the regular season with a lead going into the third period.
The Oilers scored three goals on four shots in a span of 3:05 in the third period against Turco, including a momentum-turning soft wrist shot by Fernando Pisani.
The Stars were without captain Derian Hatcher, serving a one-game suspension for a pair of game misconducts. The big defenseman will return for this pivotal Game 4.
Dave Tippett?s troops have five power-play goals in three games against the Oilers, but they were thinking about the ones they didn't score after Game 3.
In the final three minutes, they had a 6-on-4 power play after pulling Turco in an attempt to tie. And with a one-goal lead in the second period, the Stars had two man-advantage chances and failed to score
The loss lowered Dallas? road ledger to 18-13-9-2, while Edmonton?s home mark improved to 21-12-5-4.
