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.

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

The Dallas Stars are getting ready for the Western Conference Final showdown against the Edmonton Oilers. Dallas lost to Edmonton last year in this same spot,

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Winnipeg Jets star Mark Scheifele is playing against the Dallas Stars after the death of his father. Follow along for Game 6 updates: