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 began these NHL playoffs without standout defenseman Miro Heiskanen and top goal scorer Jason Robertson, and still made it to their third consecutive Western Conference final.

After missing over three months with a knee injury, the 25-year-old defenseman is back on the blue line and working wonders for Dallas

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

Nill, the longtime Detroit Red Wings assistant GM, acquired star winger Mikko Rantanen from Carolina at the trade deadline for a pair of conditional first-round picks (2026, 2028) and two third-round selections, and signed him to an eight-year, $96 million extension.

Wayne Gretzky stopped by the locker room after the Dallas Stars’ 2-1 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 of the Western Conference Second Round at American Airlines Center on Saturday.

For the third consecutive year, the Dallas Stars are going to the Western Conference finals. The Stars outlasted the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 on home ice, winning 2-1 in overtime to secure the series 3-2.

By advancing to the conference finals for the 3rd straight year, the Stars can get revenge on the Edmonton Oilers.

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.

Dallas and Edmonton in the playoffs for the eighth time, dueling it out in another Western Conference finals that starts here at the AAC at 7 on