Stars Goalie Jake Oettinger's Stick Has Mind Of Its Own, Makes Unreal Save On Connor McDavid

The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers Western Conference Final series is a strange one. We're seeing giant momentum swings coming out of nowhere, but I don't think any of us expected to see Stars netminder Jake Oettinger's stick get a mind of its own to stop the best player in the world from scoring on an otherwise empty net.

But, this series is strange enough that it's exactly what happened.

Game 4 took place in Edmonton on Wednesday night, with the Stars entering the game with a 2-1 series lead. They jumped out to an early 2-goal lead in the first period, but Edmonton answered with two of their own to tie.

In the waning moments of the first period, it sure looked like the Oilers were going to make it a 3-2 when Oettinger lost his stick during a scramble in the crease. The puck found its way to quite possibly the last human being on this planet (and several others) that you would want to have the puck on their stick with your goalie lumber-less and out of position: Connor McDavid.

But something miraculous happened…

Yeah, can you believe that? It's like the ghost of Jacques Plante possessed that goalie twig and kept the game knotted at 2-2.

Unbelievable. 

While the Stars undoubtedly appreciated that phantom stick save, they could've used a few more of them. Edmonton went on to score three more goals — which made it five unanswered — to win 5-2 and even the series at 2-2 as it shifts back to Dallas for Game 5.

This series is just so weird at times. I mean, everyone thought when the Stars potted two goals in the first give and a half minutes it was going to be a long night for the Oilers. Even after they tied the game late in the first, that stick save that would probably freak out the dudes on one of those ghost-hunting Travel Channel shows (the ones where everyone looks like they play bass in metalcore bands), would be enough for Oilers fans to think, "Well, I guess it just isn't our night."

Nope, it's now a best-of-three series in the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. 

The Stanley Cup Playoffs just have a habit of delivering the goods, don't they?