The Edmonton Oilers visit the Dallas Stars Wednesday for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final series in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

Going into this season, only four teams had gone to three straight conference finals, and all four won it all at least once. Three — Tampa Bay, Chicago and Los Angeles — won two. The Stars are just trying to make the Final for the first time under Pete DeBoer. Feels like a tipping point. Stars in 7 games.

For the second consecutive year, the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers are meeting in the NHL Western Conference Finals. Game 1 goes down Wednesday, May 21 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.