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 began these NHL playoffs without standout defenseman Miro Heiskanen and top goal scorer Jason Robertson, and still made it to their third consecutive Western Conference final.

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

Wayne Gretzky stopped by the locker room after the Dallas Stars’ 2-1 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 of the Western Conference Second Round at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

By advancing to the conference finals for the 3rd straight year, the Stars can get revenge on the Edmonton Oilers.

For the third consecutive year, the Dallas Stars are going to the Western Conference finals. The Stars outlasted the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 on home ice, winning 2-1 in overtime to secure the series 3-2.

Nill, the longtime Detroit Red Wings assistant GM, acquired star winger Mikko Rantanen from Carolina at the trade deadline for a pair of conditional first-round picks (2026, 2028) and two third-round selections, and signed him to an eight-year, $96 million extension.

Ryan Grimes, a Dallas Stars fan, speaks to CBC's Riley Laychuk about how he started a fundraising campaign that raised more than $55,000 for KidSport Canada after the sudden death of Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele's father.