Klingberg battled back from hip surgery with Edmonton and now returns to Dallas, where he played for eight seasons, for the conference finals.

The Oilers will have one more thing to worry about when they head to Texas to take on the Stars in the Western Conference Final.

I can’t tell you how many Dallas Stars fans there were in 1997. But the first team to truly break these people’s hearts was the Edmonton Oilers, an upset winner in a tight, vicious seven-game first round series in which the final goal came in the second overtime at Reunion Arena.

Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas Stars locker room congratulating them after they advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference final.

Kevin Weekes lays out what to expect from the Western Conference finals rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars.

Charles Barkley was as happy as any to see the Edmonton Oilers advance to the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night.

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