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Sam Gagner will make his return to the Edmonton Oilers lineup on Thursday when they host the Dallas Stars at Rogers Place.

You can watch the game on Sportsnet West at 7:00 p.m. MT, or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED.

Follow along with our in-game updates and tune into Oilers Plus to catch the Live Post-Game Show following tonight's game and unlock more exclusive live and behind-the-scenes content.

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers comeback bid falls short despite Gagner's two goals. Edmonton falls to 2-6-1 heading into Saturday's matinee against the Nashville Predators.

6:24: GAGNER GETS ANOTHER!!! It's a one-goal game after he gets a stick to the puck on an odd-man rush with Evander Kane! | DAL 4, EDM 3

9:25: SAM GAGNER GOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!!! Welcome back to Oil Country for No. 89, who forces one in under Wedgewood to get a goal back for Edmonton in his 543rd game with the club in his third separate stint. Down two with less than 10 minutes to play. | DAL 4, EDM 2

17:23: STARS GOAL | Roope Hintz has his second on a back-door tap-in. | DAL 4, EDM 1

20:00: The third period is underway!

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: Stars score twice in the second period and lead by two. Edmonton hasn't been able to leverage three power plays so far.

3:54: STARS GOAL | Roope Hintz pushes one under Skinner on the power play. | DAL 3, EDM 1

16:35: STARS GOAL | A bad change for the Oilers leads to a three-on-one the other way for Dallas that's converted on the one-timer by Joe Pavelski. | DAL 2, EDM 1

20:00: The middle frame is underway!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Thanks to Kane's equalizing goal, we're all square at 1-1 through 20 minutes.

3:00: EVANDER EQUALIZES!!! Nugent-Hopkins slides and takes the puck away from a Stars defender at the top of the offensive zone before it pops out to Kane to rip his third of the season far side on Wedgewood. | EDM 1, DAL 1

Kane snipes a wrist shot past Wedgewood to make it 1-1

11:48: STARS GOAL | Matt Duchene scores on an odd-man rush just 20 seconds after Ryan Nugent-Hopkins nearly put home a Scott Wedgewood turnover behind the Dallas net. | DAL 1, EDM 0

20:00: Welcome back to Edmonton, Sam Gagner! Stuart Skinner will defend the crease in his third straight start.

20:00: Puck drop tonight from Rogers Place will be at 7:07 PM MT.

LINEUPS

Edmonton

McDavid - Draisaitl - Foegele
Kane - Nugent-Hopkins - Hyman
Holloway - McLeod - Brown
Gagner - Ryan

Ekholm - Broberg
Nurse - Ceci
Kulak - Bouchard
Desharnais

Skinner
Campbell