The Cup champion Panthers opened the Eastern Conference final with a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1.

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

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final for the second straight season. Game 1 is in Dallas on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS).

Last season, the Stars and Oilers squared off in the Western Conference final, with the Oilers winning the series 4-2. Both squads had the makings of Cup champions last year, but they both missed out, as Edmonton lost a historic Game 7 in the final against the Florida Panthers after initially falling 3-0 in the series.

The chase for the Stanley Cup resumes with the start of the conference finals — and the star power still in contention is off the charts.

The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games with a 1-0 overtime victory at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday night. The Oilers’ Kasperi Kapanen scored the series-winning goal in overtime,

Stanley Cup Odds Panthers: +230 (bet $10 to win $33 total) Oilers: +265 (bet $10 to win $ ... and there hasn't been a sweep since the Red Wings beat the Capitals 4-0 back in 1998.