DALLAS - The Dallas Stars are now just one loss away from playoff elimination. The team had another major blow in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Center Roope Hintz returned to the lineup after missing Sunday’s game due to an injury. But his return didn’t fuel much of the team’s offense.

Hintz, who was originally injured after an iffy whack to his foot by Darnell Nurse in Game 2, got another whack early into Game 4 from Edmonton’s Evan Bouchard. Bouchard welcomed Hintz back to the ice by popping him in the injured foot, temporarily staggering Hintz before he was able to skate back to the bench. The play went unpenalized.

"A little bit of the same story, right?" coach Pete DeBoer said after the Stars faltered again in their Game 4 loss to the Oilers.

The Dallas Stars are on the brink of elimination from the Western Conference Final after dropping Game 4 to the Edmonton Oilers. Now down 3-1 in the series, the

Stars goalie Jake Oettinger has improved as series go on in the playoffs, and the Stars need that again from him as the Western Conference finals

Justin Hryckowian's goal at 14:55 of the third period for the Texas Stars put an end to the Milwaukee Admirals' playoff run.

By that measure, Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston is last in the Stanley Cup Playoffs by a large margin. The next closest player is teammate Matt Duchene at minus-13. No one else is negative by double digits.

The Dallas Stars went nearly 100 minutes without scoring on Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner from Games 1 through 3 of the Western Conference final.