Stars, Oilers players brawl as Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs matchup ends

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Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers started with high intensity and closed the same way on Wednesday night.

An onslaught of power-play goals from Stars players Mike Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene in the third period lifted Dallas to a 6-3 win. The Stars, at one point, trailed the Oilers by two goals before marching all the way back for the improbable victory.

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Edmonton Oilers defenseman Troy Stecher, #51, fights with Dallas Stars center Oskar Back, #10, at the end of the game between the Stars and the Oilers in game one of the Western Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center in Dallas on May 21, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

As the horn sounded, several players from the Stars and Oilers mixed it up at center ice. The broadcast caught Edmonton defenseman Corey Perry going after Stars rookie Lian Bischel. Perry appeared to mock the player after officials broke up the scrum.

Dallas left the ice with a 1-0 lead in the series over Edmonton.

Stars head coach Pete DeBoer was happy with how the team was able to take advantage of the power play. Dallas had been 0-for-14 in six playoff games against the Oilers.

"I didn’t feel through 40 minutes that we had made (the Oilers) earn the position they were in. so, guys responded. We got fortunate. We got some power-play goals," DeBoer said. "Happy for our power play. It took a lot of heat last year at this point of the year. it was the difference tonight for us, so it’s great."

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