Dallas to play AHL MVP Bourque against Edmonton

AHL Most Valuable Player Mavrik Bourque will be on the roster for the Dallas Stars today when they face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the West Conference final in Canada.

Peter DeBoer is bringing Mavrik Bourque into the Stars' starting lineup in a must-win Game 6 against the Oilers. 😯 https://t.co/Js8a1d0lhh pic.twitter.com/YwH3uHE10b

— theScore (@theScore) June 2, 2024

Manager Pete DeBoer shared with the media that will make his National Hockey League postseason debut in the place of Ty Dellandrea.

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Dallas will try to avoid elimination as Edmonton is leading 3-2 in the matchup. If the Stars win tonight, Game 7 will be on Tuesday in Texas.

Mavrik (22) made his league debut on April 6^th, finishing with 2 shots on goal without a point in 10:56 minutes playing in Dallas’ 3-2 defeat against the Chicago Blackhawks. The forward had 77 points (26 goals, 51 assists) in 71 matches this campaign for the Texas Stars.

Dellandrea (23) notched once for his lone point in 6 postseason matches. Ty had 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 42 matches during the regular campaign.

Dallas picked Bourque 30^th overall in the draft 4 years ago.