DALLAS - The Dallas Stars’ season is now over. The team was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs after a poor performance in Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Dallas Stars 3, Edmonton Oilers 6 The Oilers wasted no time scoring two goals within the first 10 minutes of play.

The Dallas Stars have done what no other team has over the past three decades while reaching three conference finals in a row.

Former Sharks coach DeBoer got the Dallas Stars to the Western Conference finals three years in a row, but never advanced for a shot at the Stanley Cup.

DeBoer brought the Stars to the Western Conference Finals three years straight but couldn't lead them to that elusive Stanley Cup. Here's what you need to know.

Dallas Stars' Sam Steel (18) and Edmonton Oilers' Darnell Nurse (25) battle in the corner during the third period in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton, Alberta, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) AP

The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars meet in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Thursday at American Airlines Center.

The Dallas Stars reached the Western Conference Final in each of the last three seasons under head coach Peter DeBoer, but that wasn't enough for him to keep his job.