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.

In a Western Conference Final full of superstar players in their prime, 40-year-old Corey Perry was the difference in Game 4. Perry's second-period power play goal was the game-winner in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.

Corey Perry scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play in the second period and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

The Edmonton Oilers can take a commanding lead in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars.

The Dallas Stars are on the verge of a third consecutive elimination in the Western Conference final, and second in a row at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers.

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.