Stars in West final against Avs and their big scorers after knocking out last 2 Stanley Cup champs

Release time：2024-06-03 21:09:10 Source：Cultural Crossings news portal

DALLAS (AP) — The top-seeded Dallas Stars are in the Western Conference Final after knocking out the last two Stanley Cup champions, one of those featuring a pair of 100-point scorers.

Edmonton had the NHL’s only other duo of 100-point scorers in the regular season, with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl now among four Oilers who are the top scorers in these playoffs. They also had the league’s best record since late November, going 45-14-5 the rest of the regular season after a 5-12-1 start.

“I think people probably would have predicted Edmonton would be in the conference final,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “Since November, they’ve been an elite team in just about every category.”

Dallas has been pretty good, too, and hosts Game 1 on Thursday night. This is the first playoff matchup between the Stars and Oilers since April 2003, when their sixth postseason meeting in seven years happened the month before the Stars top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston was born.

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