The NHL’s Western Conference Final Matchup is set for 2025. The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers are ready to quadrature to determine which clubs represent the West in the Stanley Cup final.
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The road to the final of the conference:
Star: 7 people defeated the avalanche and 6 people defeated the jet.
Oilers: 6 people defeat the Kings, 5 people defeat the Golden Knights
schedule:
Game 1: Star Oilers | May 21st 8pm (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 2: Star Oilers | May 23rd 8pm (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 3: Stars of the Oilers | May 25th at 3pm (ABC/ESPN+)
Game 4: Stars of the Oilers | May 27th at 8pm (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 5: Star Oilers | May 29th at 8pm (ESPN/ESPN+)
Game 6: Stars of the Oilers | May 31st at 8pm (ABC/ESPN+)
Game 7: Star Oilers | June 2nd at 8pm (ESPN/ESPN+)
Series Odds:
Oilers-120
+100 stars
Stanley Cup Odds:
Oilers +250
+350 stars
Major Playoff Scorers:
Stars: Mikko Rantanen (9 goals, 10 assists)
Oilers: Conor McDavid (3 goals, 14 assists)
Matchup notes from ESPN Research
Euler
The Oilers are Canada’s first team to compete in consecutive conference finals since the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993 and 1994. The Canadian clubs that have been in the Finals 4 consecutively in the NHL expansion era (since 1967-68) are Montreal Canadience (three times), Oiraz and Maple Leaf.
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Edmonton reached the conference finals for the second consecutive year, reaching the conference finals in 33 years, the third in the last four postseasons, and the fourth in the postseason in franchise history (1990-92; 1983-85; 1987-1988).
This is the 12th time in the franchise’s history of having the Oilers reach the conference final. The Oilers have tied the Chicago Blackhawks in most Final Four appearances since Edmonton’s first season in 1979-80.
Conor McDavid has scored 17 career points in 10 conference final games. It ranks seventh in franchise history after Weigletzky (55), Mark Messier (55), Glenn Anderson (48), Jalikli (46), Paul Coffey (27) and Craig Simpson (18).
McDavid and Zach Hyman each have six career goals in the conference finals. Kurri (28), Messier (23), Anderson (21), Greetzky (14) and Simpson (11) are above them.
Kris Knoblauch became his first head coach in 18 years, becoming seventh in the NHL expansion era (1967-68 onwards) and reaching Final Four in each of his first two seasons. He joined Bob Hartley (four from 1999-2002), Scotty Bowman (three from 1968-70), Randy Carlisle (2006, 2007), Lindy Laff (1998, 1999), Mike Millberry (1990, 1991), and Jean Peron (1986, 1987).
Stars
The star advances to the third straight conference final. They participated in the Tampa Bay Lightning from 2020-22, and participated in three straight conference finals as the only teams in the salary cap period (2005-06 and later) with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2013-15, the Los Angeles Kings from 2012-14, and the Detroit Red Wings from 2007-2009.
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Star coach Peter DeBoer is currently reaching the eighth meeting final/Stanley Cup semi-finals of his coaching career.
Deboer is the fourth coach in the expansion era, reaching the Conference Finals/Stanley Cup semi-finals in each of his first three seasons with the team, and will be joining Darryl Sutter alongside Kings (2012-14), Colorado Avalanche (1999-2001) and Scotty Bowman (1968-70).
The star won two of three games against the Oilers in the regular season, surpassing 12-9. Jason Robertson (four goals, two assists) and Roope Hintz (goals, five assists) led the stars with six points in those games.
Mikko Rantanen will start 13 games from points (19) as the playoff leader for goals (9). It is the most goal in one postseason of his career, and he has a pace to crush his single playoff point high 25, which won a 20-game run of the avalanche in 2022.
