The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season with an 6-3 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars have their backs against the wall as they take the ice for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Edmonton Oilers. The Stars have dropped three straight games to Edmonton, including a 4-1 loss in Tuesday’s Game 4 that dropped Dallas into a 3-1 hole.

For the second straight year, it's Oilers-Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final -- and Leon Draisaitl is hoping for a different result in 2025.

The Edmonton Oilers are going to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season and will try to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1990. The Oilers advanced by defeating the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center on Thursday to win the best-of-7 series.

If the conference final matchups were anticlimactic, at least they set us up for an exciting Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers took care of the Carolina Hurricanes in five games, and the Edmonton Oilers did the same with the Dallas Stars.