Stars Jolt Oilers to Reality After Brawl-Filled Win

The eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers went from thinking about pulling off an upset to acting very, very upset.

Scott Young scored two first-period goals, and Mike Modano had a goal and two assists as the top-seeded Dallas Stars beat the visiting Oilers, 6-1, Friday night in a game that featured 39 penalties, several brawls and two ejections.

The Western Conference series is tied, 1-1.

Twenty-four of the infractions came in the final period, so many that only 4:15 of the third was played at five on five -- and none of the final 11:45. In addition to the two game misconducts to the Stars’ Derian Hatcher and the Oilers’ Jason Smith, there were two misconducts and a five-minute match penalty to Edmonton’s Cory Cross for intent to injure.

Edmonton’s hopes of taking the two opening road games got off to a strong start when Marty Reasoner scored at 6:35 of the first. Then Dallas scored six goals in a row -- three on the power play -- and the Oilers lost their cool.

Philadelphia 4, Toronto 1 -- Simon Gagne, John LeClair and Mark Recchi each had a goal and assist, leading the Flyers over the Maple Leafs at Philadelphia to tie their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at 1-1.

Jeremy Roenick also scored for the Flyers. Alexander Mogilny had Toronto’s only goal. Mogilny scored three in Toronto’s series-opening win.

The Maple Leafs beat the Flyers, 5-3, in the series opener, despite being outplayed and outshot, 31-15. Philadelphia outshot Toronto, 36-17, Friday.

New Jersey 4, Boston 2 -- Jamie Langenbrunner broke a third-period tie and set up two other goals to lead the Devils over the Bruins at East Rutherford, N.J., giving New Jersey a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Jeff Friesen, Brian Rafalski and Joe Nieuwendyk also scored, and Martin Brodeur made 24 saves as the Devils became the only team in the playoffs to win their first two playoff games at home this season.