Three goals were all it took as the Oilers scored twice in the second period en route to their 3-0 win over the Stars.
Edmonton is 8-2 when a series is tied up 1-1 in the playoffs, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes as the best record over the past 20 years.
1st Period
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got things started for the Oilers, scoring a power-play goal in his second straight game to put Edmonton up 1-0 six minutes into the game with assists from Evan Bouchard (9) and Leon Draisaitl (14).
While the Oilers led in hits (18-9) heading into the half, both teams were constantly getting the puck in each other's zone with Dallas failing to capitalize on their only power play of the half while Edmonton failed on their second.
It was the second game in a row with both teams putting up at least a combined 20 shots in the first period.
2nd Period
Edmonton absolutely dominated in the second period, outshooting the Stars 14-5 and scoring back-to-back goals within less than two minutes of each other.
The second goal of the game for the Oilers came from Brett Kulak, his first of the playoffs, as Evan Brouchard racked up his second assist of the game while Connor McDavid was credited with a secondary assist, bringing his playoff assist total up to a leading 17.
McDavid became the fourth player in NHL history to have four straight playoffs with at least 20 points (goals + assists). The others include Sergei Federov (1995-1998), Bryan Trottier (1980-1983), and Mike Bossy (1980-1983).
And just 1:16 later, the Oilers poured it on with a goal from Connor Brown, his fifth of the playoffs, to make 3-0 heading into the second intermission. Nugent-Hopkins, who scored the first goal of the game, recorded the assist along with Jake Walman.
Edmonton entered the third period outshooting and outhitting (38-21) the Stars while putting up more blocked shots (10-8).
A big difference maker heading into the third was that the Stars had 21 giveaways to the Oilers' 10. For comparison, Dallas had 17 giveaways in total in Game 1.
To add insult to injury, Edmonton rolled over into the third period on the power play.
3rd Period
Just 49 seconds into the period, the Oilers went on a two-man advantage after Colin Blackwell was called for interference with 20 seconds left on the original power play.
Dallas eventually killed both power plays, getting out of a dangerous situation.
Wyatt Johnston had a breakaway chance for the Stars while on the penalty kill, but failed on a backhand that was stopped by goaltender Stuart Skinner, who proved to be a brick wall the entire game, making save after save.
And that was pretty much how the Stars' night went. Despite outshooting the Oilers 9-2 in the third period, Dallas failed on two power play opportunities (three total) against an Edmonton penalty kill that has proven to be one of the worst in this year's playoffs.
And when it rains, it pours. Roope Hintz left the third period limping to the locker room with his status being uncertain for the rest of the series.
Both teams finished with 25 shots on goal while Edmonton outhit Dallas 50-29.
After closing it out, the Oilers will now be heading back home to Edmonton for Game 3 on Sunday, May 25th.