Oilers face Stars for first time since NHL Western Conference final [Video]

The Edmonton Oilers have often faced big battles in Big D in recent years, but Saturday’s game could have more bite than usual.

Their afternoon game against the host Dallas Stars (game time: 2 p.m. MT) marks the first rematch of last spring’s Western Conference Final, which the Oilers won in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup.

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Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner expects the Stars, who hold a 4-1 record in the young 2024-25 National Hockey League season, “to come out hard” and expects he and his teammates to do the same.

“Both teams remember how the series went,” Skinner told media after practice on Friday in Dallas. “You know what type of game it’s going to be. Dallas is a hard-working team. They always are, the way they battle and compete, and we’ll definitely have to elevate …