The Edmonton Oilers face the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, looking to rebound from a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues. Both teams enter with records of 6-5-3 for Edmonton and 6-3-3 for Dallas, dealing with key injuries. Stuart Skinner is set to start in goal for the Oilers, while Casey DeSmith takes the net for the Stars.
The Edmonton Oilers conclude their back-to-back set against the Dallas Stars on November 4, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET, broadcast on HULU, ESPN+ and SN. Following a narrow 3-2 defeat to the Blues on Monday, where the Oilers led 2-0 before a late comeback, Edmonton seeks to regain momentum. Jack Roslovic scored his third goal of the season on the power play, assisted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid, while Andrew Mangiapane netted his fourth. The Blues tied it with goals from Dalibor Dvorsky and Robert Thomas, before Pius Suter scored the winner with 1:23 left.
Defenseman Mattias Ekholm reflected on the loss: "I thought we had a good start... We had some glimpses, but I think we can do more." This marks the third time this season Edmonton has lost after holding a two-goal lead, with seven of their last eight games decided by one goal. McDavid reached his 1,100th career point on the assist to Roslovic, in his 726th game, and has points in 11 straight against Dallas.
Projected Oilers lineup includes: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Andrew Mangiapane; Vasily Podkolzin -- Leon Draisaitl -- Jack Roslovic; Matthew Savoie -- Adam Henrique -- Trent Frederic; Isaac Howard -- Noah Philp -- Curtis Lazar. Defense: Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard; Darnell Nurse -- Jake Walman; Brett Kulak -- Ty Emberson. Goalies: Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard. Scratched: Alec Regula, Troy Stecher, David Tomasek. Injured: Zach Hyman (wrist), Mattias Janmark (undisclosed), Kasperi Kapanen (knee). Regula returns from injured reserve after missing time since October 11 due to a collision with Evander Kane.
Stars projected: Jason Robertson -- Wyatt Johnston -- Mikko Rantanen; Tyler Seguin -- Sam Steel -- Mavrik Bourque; Oskar Back -- Justin Hryckowian -- Colin Blackwell; Adam Erne -- Radek Faksa -- Nathan Bastian. Defense: Esa Lindell -- Miro Heiskanen; Thomas Harley -- Ilya Lyubushkin; Lian Bichsel -- Alexander Petrovic. Goalies: Casey DeSmith, Jake Oettinger. Scratched: Kyle Capobianco. Injured: Jamie Benn (collapsed lung), Matt Duchene (upper body), Roope Hintz (undisclosed), Nils Lundkvist (lower body). Radek Faksa is a game-time decision; if out, Kyle Capobianco enters. DeSmith starts after Oettinger's first child was born Sunday. Hintz skated but is days from return.
Stars coach Glen Gulutzan, formerly with Edmonton from 2017-25, said: "It’s going to be a fun game… you always want to beat your friends." Defenseman Alex Petrovic added: "We’re definitely going to battle hard for him." Dallas aims to avenge recent Western Conference Final losses to the Oilers.
