Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025: Stars will finally break through in third consecutive Western Conference Final

Dallas stars have been near the Nhl’s Mountainintop during the last two seasons. The final of the Western conference was previously until what this current group has achieved, but there are a lot of reasons for optimism, as Dallas tries to achieve his first Stanley Cup Baga since 2020.

More recently, the stars were defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in six games in the final of the Western Conference of 2024. It was a series in which Dallas took two of the first three games of Edmonton before seeing that his offense was stagnant with only four goals during the last three games.

By 2023, the stars met against the Golden Golden Knights, who finally won the Stanley Cup. Dallas fell into a 3-0 hole before winning the 4 and 5 games and went back to the series. However, the Golden Knights absolutely dismantled the stars 6-0 in match 6 to win the Western conference final.

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Although there is still a significant amount of the pieces of these two teams, this is a very different group that has a lot to show this time. When Dallas added Mikko Rantanen to the trade period, the stars were considered one of the favorite of the Lord Stanley’s Cup bets this summer and for a good reason.

Here are some factors that will help the stars finish the job by 2025 and reach the Stanley Cup final.

The presence of Mikko Rantanen

Since acquired in March, Rantanen has certainly been exactly how to advertise for the stars. Rantanen leads the NHL’s post -emptiness in points (19), as he has scored nine goals and 10 assists at the opening of the two rounds of the Playoffs in the Stanley Cup, and has not shown any slowdown.

In recent years, the stars have had an absurd amount of depth when it comes to their forward group. However, Rantanen has this alpha mentality that can take over a party at a moment. During a section of four games between the conclusion of the first round and the beginning of the second round, Rantanen accumulated eight goals along with Hat Trick’s performances in the back games. When the lights are the brightest, Rantanen has constantly increased to the occasion throughout his NHL career and, if he is able to return, the stars will be in great form of offensive point of view.

If you look at any Stanley Cup winning team in recent years, there are goalkeepers like Sergei Bobrovsky, Adin Hill and Andrei Vasilevskiy who have provided stability among the pipes. When it comes to the stars, goalkeeper Jake Oettinger comes to an impressive performance in the last part of the second round of the team against Winnipeg Jets.

Entering the final of the Western Conference, Oettinger has collected a record of 8-5-0 to go together with a 2.47 goals against the average and a percentage of .919 during these Playoffs of the Stanley Cup. During the last four games against the jet of the previous round, Oettinger published an impressive average of 1.75 goals, and a percentage of .939, with three of these contests landing in Dallas in the victory column. The Stars Netminder has surrendered more than three goals in two of its 13 -start during the 2025 season. Oettinger has the ability to stay afterwards, which is evident in the percentage of savings .963 When they face unlocked shots, by Moneypuck. While the team’s offense is elite, the stars will only reach Oettinger.

Special elite teams

The stars are as dangerous as a team can get when it comes to playing hockey from five to five. However, this is a team that is even more lethal when skating in a game of power. During the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup of 2025, the stars ranked third with a success rate of 30.8%, although Dallas has the highest percentage of play among the teams still alive in the post -season. His 12 goals about man’s advantage are the most important among NHL playoff teams. Dallas has also scored at least one goal in three of his last four games, including defender Thomas Harley, who won the game winner and the series’s goal in the lead in the extension of match 6 against Winnipeg.

Dallas has also prospered in the death of a penalty throughout the post -season. The stars have published a percentage of 86.0%penalty through the Playoffs of the Stanley Cup, third behind only Carolina Hurricanes (93.3%) and Florida Panthers (89.5%) between playoff teams. The stars allowed only three goals of power play during their second round against the Jets. Dallas has a more veteran penalty kill unit that includes Sam Steel, Mikael Granlund, ESA Lindell and Cody Ceci that has thrived this post -season.