DeBoer, 56, is a native of Dunnville, Ontario in Canada. He has 18 years of head coaching experience in the NHL, previously leading teams like the Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights.

The Edmonton Oilers evened up their series with the Dallas Stars on Friday and one ugly moment from the game could have a big impact on the rest of the series going forward. It also left Stars coach Pete DeBoer fuming in his postgame press conference.

The Dallas Stars were left frustrated following a 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final, not only because the series is now tied 1-1, but also due to an incident involving Roope Hintz and Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.

The Dallas Stars stunned the Edmonton Oilers with five unanswered goals in the third period. Highlights from Game 1:

The Stars forward spoke with the media following the game. Marchment was directly asked if this incident would carry over into Game 3 on Sunday night when the series shifts to Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He did not mince words when discussing the potential impact Hintz's injury could have.

Scoring no goals in a critical playoff game will frustrate any NHL team, but the temperature will skyrocket even higher when you lose a star player as well. That was the case for Dallas on Friday night as Roope Hintz left the game in the third period after taking a nasty slash from Nurse in front of the Oilers’ net.

In the world of heavy knee and shin pads, a slash normally doesn’t do enough damage to derail an NHL player; but the slash delivered by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse in the third period to the lower left leg of Stars center Roope Hintz appeared to do the job of a mob hit. “We didn’t like it,” Stars center Jamie Benn said.

Furious comebacks have been a Stars blueprint in the playoffs, but they don’t exactly make Pete DeBoer’s job any easier.