NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we provide three advanced stats insights on the Western Conference Final series between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane (91) celebrates with defenseman Evan Bouchard (2) and defenseman Mattias Ekholm (14) after scoring against the Dallas Stars during the third period of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) AP

The Edmonton Oilers are still your reigning Western Conference Champions. With a 6-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, the Oilers claim their second-straight conference title and have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.

This was always going to be a long series,” the Edmonton Oilers defenseman told The Athletic after a 5-2 home-ice defeat to the Florida Panthers left his team on the brink of dropping a second straight Final.

This time, the Edmonton Oilers made sure they didn’t let the Dallas Stars steal a victory with a third-period rally. Two nights after failing to hold a two-goal lead in the final 20 minutes, the ...

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid wasn’t keeping his hands off the Western Conference championship trophy this time. McDavid gladly touched the Clarence S.

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) and Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) shake hands after Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Edmonton ...

The Oilers, last year's Stanley Cup runners-up ... The Stars are playing in their third straight conference final and fourth since 2020. But Dallas has been eliminated from this round the last ...

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. They are back in the same place.