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.

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Dallas Stars Wednesday for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final series in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Klingberg has been a pleasant surprise for Edmonton in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and will look to continue the upward trend against his former team in the Western Conference Final. The Oilers and Stars open the best-of-7 series with Game 1 at the American Airlines Center here on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

Dallas and Edmonton in the playoffs for the eighth time, dueling it out in another Western Conference finals that starts here at the AAC at 7 on

The Dallas Stars are a different team for this year's rematch of the Western Conference Final from 2024 against the Edmonton Oilers for a multitude of reasons, but one miserable special teams statistic from last season has to be avoided at all costs.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman John Klingberg addressed his upcoming showdown against his former team, the Dallas Stars.

While the Dallas Stars, like the Edmonton Oilers, have made a few personnel changes since the two National Hockey League teams met in the Western Conference final a year ago, star Leon Draisaitl said he expects the playoff rematch that starts Wednesday in Texas will come down to who is sharper.

The NHL Western Conference Finals begins with the Oilers facing off against the Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas