Oilers Reveal Lines Before Big Western Final EDMONTON – The more things change, the more they stay the same. -The Stars have the best powerplay of the four remaining teams (30.8 success rate).

Roope Hintz and the Stars look to hit the ground running vs. the Oilers on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, while Connor McDavid looks to start turning expected goals into real ones. They top our anytime goalscorer picks for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.

McDavid is currently the reigning Conn Smythe winner despite the fact that his Oilers fell to the Florida Panthers in last season’s Stanley Cup final. McDavid was the sixth player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe on a losing team.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was never going to become a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And now that the Maple Leafs' window of Stanley Cup Contention has slammed shut, it’s time for Leafs fans to come to terms with that truth.

Ahead of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid voiced a blunt statement about Mikko Rantanen to his teammates.

One more win and Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will make their return to the Western Conference finals. They can accomplish that as soon as this Wednesday when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights for Game 5 of this second-round series between Pacific Division rivals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ekholm has preached, almost from the time he arrived via trade from Nashville in February 2023, that the Oilers need to be more comfortable playing in their own zone and withstanding opponents’ offensive pressure. The Golden Knights had a couple of sustained stints in the Oilers’ end in Game 5; the Oilers essentially gave up nothing.

Ahead of the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers, head coach Kris Knoblauch delivered a firm update on the potential return timeline for two of Connor McDavid’s key teammates.