Edmonton lost in Colorado on Monday, 3-2 in overtime, but is 5-0-1 in its past six games.
"I thought it was an excellent hockey game," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. "We were right there, had chances to win, it went to overtime in a 3-on-3 situation, and we had a player lose a helmet and overskate the puck that ended up in the back of our net. I'm proud of how we competed. We got a lot of really good efforts. There were a lot of good hockey players out there."
Now, they have to reload and get ready for a big game against the Stars.
"Happy that we got a point, and we're going to get on a plane, refuel and we're going to get ready for another tough game against a very game Stars team," Woodcroft said.
The Stars will have their hands full with league scoring leaders Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, especially when you consider that Miro Heiskanen has been an effective defender against them and is currently out with mononucleosis.
"Any time you play against Draisaitl or McDavid, it's not one guy, it's a group effort," Bowness said. "You try to play those guys one on one, and you're playing right into their strength. So, it's always a group effort, you try to outnumber them, we try to crowd them, we try to slow them down as much as we can."