A four-game losing streak that took his Dallas Stars out of the Western Conference finals in five games left a bitter taste in the mouth of owner Tom Gaglardi. But he could still manage a laugh Friday morning when he talked about Canadian media calling him on the phone.

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The Dallas Stars face elimination tonight as they take on Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, live from Dallas, Texas.

Make it all the more shocking is that DeBoer went with a cold goalie in DeSmith, who had last played more than a month ago on April 26 to close out a 4-0 loss to Colorado in Game 4 of that first-round series. DeSmith yielded three goals on 20 shots, the latter two coming after Dallas had twice cut Edmonton’s lead to one.

The Dallas Stars have their backs against the wall as they take the ice for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Edmonton Oilers. The Stars have dropped three straight games to Edmonton, including a 4-1 loss in Tuesday’s Game 4 that dropped Dallas into a 3-1 hole.

The Dallas Stars pulled goalie Jake Oettinger after he allowed goals on each of the first two shots he faced in Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines Center on Thursday. He was replaced by Casey DeSmith at 7:09 of the first period.