The Oilers open up their second straight meeting with the Stars in the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night with Game 1 at American Airlines Center

Several key members of the Oilers spoke to the media before Edmonton take on Dallas in a rematch of last year’s Western Conference finals.

For the second straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars will do battle for a berth in the Stanley Cup Final. And although the Oilers have notoriously struggled defensively in the prime of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid's careers, that hasn't been the case in the 2025 postseason.

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I can’t tell you how many Dallas Stars fans there were in 1997. But the first team to truly break these people’s hearts was the Edmonton Oilers, an upset winner in a tight, vicious seven-game first round series in which the final goal came in the second overtime at Reunion Arena.