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 McDavid , 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

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