The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers head back to Edmonton for a potential series clinching Game 6.

The Dallas Stars are facing the biggest game of their playoff run Sunday, staring down a hostile and hyped Edmonton crowd on the road in a potentially deciding Game 6.

If the Stars lose, Edmonton will advance to the Stanley Cup Final to face the Florida Panthers, but if the Stars win, they come back to Dallas on Tuesday night for Game 7. The Panthers closed out their series against the New York Rangers Saturday in six games, and the Stars now have to battle for their playoff lives to make sure that doesn't happen to them.

Mavrik Bourque will make his NHL playoff debut, slotting in for Ty Dellandrea in an effort to spark more offense and give head coach Pete DeBoer another offensive weapon to add to the lineup. Bourque was the leading scorer for the Texas Stars and was named AHL MVP this season, and appeared in one regular season game for Dallas. Bourque scored 11 points in seven AHL playoff games, which still ranks third among AHL postseason scoring.

Throughout the entire season, the Stars have shown that they possess a great deal of resiliency that has taught them not to panic. Under DeBoer, the Stars have never lost three games in a row in regulation. Last year's Western Conference Final against Vegas was the only time Dallas has lost three straight without grabbing a regular season point (which obviously doesn't matter in the playoffs). Losing Game 1 and Game 2 in overtime gave the Stars no wiggle room after that, and losing Game 3 sealed their fate despite pushing Vegas all the way to six games. Now again tonight, the Stars have to avoid losing three straight games in the Western Conference Final.

On top of that, the Stars have been the best team on the road in the regular season and in the playoffs. Two out of three wins in Vegas and a clean sweep of three road wins in Colorado should give Dallas hope and confidence that winning a necessary game on the road is doable. However, the way Game 4 and Game 5 went, it would be understandable why anyone would have reservations about if the Stars can pull out a win.

Since going up 2-0 in the first period of Game 4, the Stars have only scored one goal, a third period Wyatt Johnston tally in the dying minutes of Game 5 already trailing 3-0. DeBoer has not been afraid to switch up the lines, and it should definitely be expected after the past two games have yielded very little production. Seemingly when things get stale, a shakeup of lines provides a needed spark for the offense. One benefit to the depth of the forward lineup is that anyone can play with anyone, and for the back half of the season and all postseason, DeBoer has not been afraid to create new lines or go back to familiar ones.

Meanwhile, on defense, Chris Tanev remains a question mark after playing Game 5 but looking a little hobbled while out on the ice. There is no one tougher than Tanev, but if he truly is extremely limited, Lian Bichsel remains in the background ready to slot in if necessary.

Game 6 can be seen nationally on TNT and truTV at 7 p.m. CDT.

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