We are on to the NHL's Conference Finals with the Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers all advancing. All four teams are now becoming regulars at this point in the playoffs.

The Oilers open up their second straight meeting with the Stars in the Western Conference Final on Wednesday night with Game 1 at American Airlines Center

NHL experts, by and large, are not giving the Oilers the benefit of the doubt heading into their Western Conference Final against the Stars.

Suffice it to say, the perception of the Edmonton Oilers has changed quite a bit in a month. They’ve gone from having major question marks surrounding them before their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings to looking like a powerhouse heading into their Western Conference final rematch with the Dallas Stars.

Oilers prospect Maxim Beryozkin is making a name for himself while playing for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL before he makes the jump to North America.

Several key members of the Oilers spoke to the media before Edmonton take on Dallas in a rematch of last year’s Western Conference finals.

Leon Draisaitl knows there is more pressure playing in Canada, but the Oilers star and his teammates aren't fazed by it.

Leon Draisaitl is the betting favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP going into the conference finals round of the NHL playoffs, with the Edmonton Oilers eight wins away from the Stanley Cup that has eluded him and Connor McDavid.