DALLAS — The Dallas Stars are back in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season. Now they know their opponent.
The Edmonton Oilers held off the Vancouver Canucks to win Game 7 on the road, 3-2, on Monday night. The Oilers shot out to a 3-0 lead, but allowed two goals in the third period to the Canucks. With all momentum in Vancouver's favor, the Oilers, led by arguably the league's best player in Connor McDavid, held on to advance to the next round.
So now the stage has been set. The Oilers are the only team remaining in the Stars' path to the Stanley Cup Final since 2020. That was the COVID season when the Stars lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.
As the top seed in the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars will have home ice advantage, hosting games, 1, 2, 5 and 7 (those last two being necessary).
All seven games will be aired on the Turner Broadcasting System networks (TNT, truTV) in the U.S. and SportsNet, CBC Television and TVA Sports in Canada, which have the exclusive rights to the Western Conference Finals.
Here is the full schedule:
Game 1: Oilers at Stars | American Airlines Center | May 23, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 2: Oilers at Stars | American Airlines Center | May 25, 7 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Stars at Oilers | Rogers Place | May 27, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 4: Stars at Oilers | Rogers Place | May 29, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 5: Oilers at Stars | American Airlines Center | May 31, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 6: Stars at Oilers | Rogers Place | June 2, 7 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
Game 7: Oilers at Stars | American Airlines Center | June 4, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
All start times listed in Central Time.