The Edmonton Oilers are coming home with the Western Conference Final tied at one game apiece. The Oilers shut out the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 on Friday.

Such was the case in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars. Edmonton put together a responsible outing in a 3-0 win here at American Airline Center on Friday to tie the best-of-7 series 1-1.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had another power-play goal for the Oilers, who go home for Game 3 on Sunday after avoiding an 0-2 start on the road for the second time this postseason.

The Oilers played one of their best games on both ends of the ice to even the Western Conference Finals with the Stars.

Center Connor McDavid won nine of his 16 faceoffs and tallied one assist, one takeaway and a key shot block in the third period that helped seal the game. Defenseman Evan Bouchard chipped in with two assists and three blocked shots as the Oilers suffocated the Stars down the stretch.

Calvin Pickard, a career backup (when not playing in the minors) has more minutes in net than Edmonton’s No. 1 goaltender (Stuart Skinner). The gap could’ve been larger, but Pickard’s injury guaranteed recent starts for Skinner.

Matt Ziprick said his life changed about 18 months ago, when Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch was hired. The pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sherwood Park said he is often mistaken for the bench boss — and sometimes,