Edmonton Oilers eye revenge in Stanley Cup Final after rallying past Dallas Stars in conference final

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The Edmonton Oilers advanced to their second straight Stanley Cup Final as they defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday night.

The Oilers will look for revenge against the Florida Panthers after last season's heartbreaking Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Final. 

It took Edmonton one less game in this year's Western Conference Final rematch to dispatch Dallas. Last season, the Oilers beat the Stars 4-2 in the Western Conference Final before moving on. 

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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid poses with the Western Conference championship trophy at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Thursday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Oilers raced out to an early lead on Thursday, as they scored on their first two shots. Corey Perry and Mattias Janmark beat Stars goalie Jake Oettinger to give Edmonton a quick 2-0 lead.

Dallas head coach Peter DeBoer didn’t waste any time and pulled Oettinger from the game after he allowed the two goals. However, the switch to backup goalie Casey DeSmith didn't yield much better results. 

Edmonton's Jeff Skinner beat DeSmith for a goal right after he replaced Oettinger and gave the Oilers a 3-0 lead with his first goal of the playoffs. 

The Stars managed to cut the lead to 3-2, but Connor McDavid scored a beautiful breakaway goal to make the game 4-2 and shift the momentum back towards the Oilers. 

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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid dekes