Dallas rode a red-hot power play in the final frame to kickstart a five-goal period and claim a 6-3 win and early lead in the series

It’s a chance at revenge against the Edmonton Oilers, who eliminated the Stars in this same round last year. And it’s a chance to show that the way the Stars lost in 2024 won’t trickle into 2025. The Stars’ power play almost single-handedly brought their season’s end last spring,

Stuart Skinner couldn't keep his hot streak going against the Stars as the Oilers' third period meltdown led to a Game 1 loss.

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.

It took a breakaway and a butt, but, the Dallas Stars’ old guys still got it. Forward Tyler Seguin, a 15-year veteran who played in just 20 regular-season games due to hip surgery, scored his team’s first goal in vintage fashion and their fifth tally to keep the Edmonton Oilers at bay in a 6-3 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday at American Airlines Center.

The Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday in Dallas.

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) breaks away past Edmonton Oilers defenseman Jake Walman (96) for a goal during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference finals on Wednesday, May 21,