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For the second straight round, Rantanen leads the Conn Smythe Watch as he helped lead the Dallas Stars to their third straight conference finals. Through 13 postseason games, he leads all playoff scorers with 19 points, including a playoff-best nine goals.

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

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering a black eye in a high stick accident during Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida

Stars 3, Oilers 3. The Stars strike back to tie Game 1 just as quickly as Edmonton built its two-goal lead. It’s a whole new ballgame in the third period with American Airlines