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 Dallas Stars reeled off a whopping five unanswered goals in the third period of Wednesday's Western Conference Finals matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, erasing a 3-1 deficit to pull off a wild 6-3 victory.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was never going to become a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. And now that the Maple Leafs' window of Stanley Cup Contention has slammed shut, it’s time for Leafs fans to come to terms with that truth.

According to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Kings will likely enter the Mitch Marner free agency sweepstakes. Beyond that, they might be prepping a pitch for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid,

On the eve of the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers, goaltender Jake Oettinger delivered a blunt statement to Connor McDavid and company reminding them of last year's series.

McDavid is currently the reigning Conn Smythe winner despite the fact that his Oilers fell to the Florida Panthers in last season’s Stanley Cup final. McDavid was the sixth player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe on a losing team.

The Oilers are proving to be a worthy Stanley Cup contender with each passing game — even with their star duo not at their best.

The Kings hired Ken Holland, which has Pierre LeBrun theorizing about a Connor McDavid landing spot if he does not say with the Oilers.