It is a well-rested, eager group of Edmonton Oilers who head into the NHL Western Conference final confident they will repeat their 2024 series victory over the Dallas Stars.

“There’s lots of things going to be similar,” forward Leon Draisaitl said of meeting the Stars for the second straight conference final. “They know how we want to play and we know how they want to play. It’s going to come down to execution.

When asked about the Oilers’ defence, Draisaitl bristled just a bit, assuring reporters that the team is ready to handle the Stars in the series that begins in Dallas on Wednesday night.

Without even mentioning the back-to-back shutout victories the team posted in finishing off the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round, Draisaitl said the Oilers are “very confident” in th

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