The conference final of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features four teams in two best-of-7 series, which start Tuesday.

The Dallas Stars have won consecutive Game 1s after an unexplainable stretch of losing eight consecutive series openers since 2022.

That the Stars even got this far, that they beat the high-octane Colorado Avalanche and the league-leading Winnipeg Jets, is a testament to the greatness of Rantanen and Oettinger.