The Edmonton Oilers are their own worst enemies, it seems, finding ways to lose games where they’re ahead, Tuesday night a 4-3 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars.

The Oilers gave up a lead for the eighth time in 15 games, the fourth game in a row, this time a two-goal lead that evaporated in four minutes and a few wretched defensive mistakes.

The Grade A shots in the game were 16 for Dallas, 12 for Edmonton, with the subset of 5-alarm shots nine to six for the Stars .

Connor McDavidm 6. One goal, one assist. Attacked the net often. He took the puck hard to DeSmith on the power play early in the second. He moved in uncontested on a third period break-in and slammed it off the post. He took RNH’s pass and fired it home a few shifts later for Edmonton’s third. He made a key turnover in O

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