The Dallas Stars will host the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday in Game One of the Western Conference Final. Game time at American Airlines Center is 8:00 p.m. EDT (7:00 p.m. CDT). The game will be televised nationally in the United States on ESPN and streamed live on ESPN+.
The series is a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Final. However, Stars head coach Peter DeBoer pointed out that both teams are substantively different from the squads that met last spring. They have also changed in season. Most notably, the Stars added Mikko Rantanen, while the Oilers acquired Evander Kane and Trent Frederic.
Playoff records to date
The Stars are 8-5 through their first 13 games of the 2025 playoffs. On home ice, the Stars 6-1 to date (2-4 on the road). Meanwhile, Edmonton is 8-3 overall, going 4-2 on the road (4-1 at home).
Special teams comparison
Power play: Stars (12-for-39, 30.8 percent), Oilers (6-for-24, 25.0 percent)
Penalty kill: Stars (37-for-43, 86.1 percent), Oilers (22-for-33, 66.7 percent)
News and Notes: The Stars have a 13-16 record when starting a series on home ice. Meanwhile, the Oilers have a13-19 road record on Game One of series that Edmonton started without home-ice edge. Last year, the Stars won two of the first three games against Edmonton but the Oilers prevailed in six. For more, click here.
Projected Dallas Starting Lines: Game One
The Stars may opt go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Game One, according to veteran Stars writer Mike Heika. Wednesday’s practice combinations were as follows:
Mikael Granlund – Roope Hintz – Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson – Matt Duchene – WyattJohnston
Mason Marchment – Sam Steel – Tyler Seguin
Jamie Benn – Oskar Bäck – Evgenii Dadonov
Brendan Smith- Mavrik Bourque – Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley – Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell – Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel – Alexander Petrovic
Ilya Lyubushkin – Matt Dumba
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