The Dallas Stars took down the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals, and in doing so put a bow on what was perhaps the best three-day weekend in the history of Dallas professional sports.
The Stars have taken two straight games in the series vs. Edmonton and now lead 2-0. That’s after their American Airlines Center cohorts, the Dallas Mavericks, have roared out to a 3-0 lead in the NBA’s Western Conference finals.
Two more Stars wins, and one more Mavs victory, and Dallas sports fans will be in double-Finals pandemonium.
Here are some reactions from the Stars’ thrilling win, one that featured a wild comeback, a controversial call and a hat trick for Jason Robertson.
The Dallas stars is going crazy!
What’s really up Dallas 💪🏿
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) May 28, 2024
Still hard to fathom typing that Dallas is one Mavericks victory and two Stars wins from becoming Bonkersville.
— Brad Townsend (@townbrad) May 28, 2024
Tidy little 4-0 weekend for the hometown SQUADS.
— Corby Davidson (@corbydavidson) May 28, 2024
We are THIS close to the Mavericks and Stars playing in the finals.
Again —— this never happens— Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) May 28, 2024
we’ve got a couple of gutsy teams making determined runs right now
— dave lane (@oldwaver) May 28, 2024
We are 3 total wins away from both tenants of the AAC reaching their respective Championship series and that is absolutely incredible. Such a special time in DFW. Unreal.
— Iron Cheffield (@SeanCBass) May 28, 2024
Wayne Gretzky, on the TNT set between periods, on the embellishment call: “Maybe one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen. A tough guy like Marchment, he doesn’t embellish. That should have been one penalty.”
— Damon R. Marx (@DamonMarxDMN) May 28, 2024
Calling an embellishment on a called penalty is the dumbest thing in hockey.
— Sportstoons (@sportstoons) May 28, 2024
JASON ROBERTSON HATTY 🎩👒🤠🧢🎓
That’s the first Stars’ hat trick of the playoffs.
He sneaks it in to give Dallas a 4-3 lead.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) May 28, 2024
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? ROBO!
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) May 28, 2024
Great comeback, the game of this run so far for Jason Robertson and damn good to have Roope back too. Pretty pretty good night!
— Mark Followill (@MFollowill) May 28, 2024
In the biggest games your stars have to deliver. Jason Robertson and Jake Oettinger delivered. #texashockey
— Chuck Cooperstein (@coopmavs) May 28, 2024
That felt like Edmonton’s best effort. Pretty practical to see the Stars roll off four straight here.
— Saad Yousuf (@SaadYousuf126) May 28, 2024
What a big boy win. Just fantastic work. The kind of stuff championships are made of.
— Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) May 28, 2024
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