The NHL Western Conference Final is set!
The Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers will face off in an exciting series to determine the Western Conference representative in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.
Get ready for an epic battle that will begin on Wednesday. Here are the key details so you don’t miss a moment.
Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers
Path to the Conference Finals:
- Stars: They defeated the Avalanche in seven games, the Jets in six.
- Oilers: They defeated the Kings in six games, the Golden Knights in five.
Series Calendar
- Game 1: Oilers at Stars | May 21, 8 p.m.
- Game 2: Oilers at Stars | May 23, 8 p.m.
- Game 3: Stars at Oilers | May 25, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Stars at Oilers | May 27, 8 p.m.
- Game 5: Oilers at Stars | May 29, 8 p.m.
- Game 6: Stars at Oilers | May 31, 8 p.m.
- Game 7: Oilers at Stars | June 2, 8 p.m.
Series Odds
Oilers: -120
Stars: +100
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Oilers: +250
Stars: +350
Playoff Top Scorers
Stars: Mikko Rantanen (9 goals, 10 assists)
Oilers: Connor McDavid (3 goals, 14 assists)
Relevant Data of the Confrontation
Oilers
The Oilers are the first Canadian team to reach consecutive conference finals since the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993 and 1994.
Edmonton advances to the conference finals for the second consecutive year and for the third time in the last four postseasons, since 2022.
This is the twelfth time in franchise history that the Oilers have reached the conference finals. They tie the Chicago Blackhawks for the most appearances in the final four since Edmonton’s inaugural season in 1979-80.
Connor McDavid has 17 points in 10 career conference final games, which ranks him seventh in franchise history.
McDavid and Zach Hyman each have six goals in their career in the conference finals.
Kris Knoblauch became the first coach in 18 years to reach the final four in each of his first two seasons.
Stars
The Stars advance to their third consecutive conference final.
Stars coach Peter DeBoer is making his eighth conference final/Stanley Cup semifinal appearance of his coaching career.
DeBoer is the fourth coach in the expansion era to reach the conference finals/Stanley Cup semifinals in each of his first three seasons with a team.
The Stars won two of three games against the Oilers in the regular season, outscoring them 12-9.
Mikko Rantanen leads the playoffs in goals (nine) and points (19) after 13 games.
