The Dallas Stars looked dead in the water for the first 40 minutes of Game 1 of the Western Conference final against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. But in the final 20 minutes, the Stars unleashed a five-goal barrage for a 6-3 win to take a 1-0 series lead.

The Dallas Stars stunned the Edmonton Oilers with five unanswered goals in the third period. Highlights from Game 1:

Going into this season, only four teams had gone to three straight conference finals, and all four won it all at least once. Three — Tampa Bay, Chicago and Los Angeles — won two. The Stars are just trying to make the Final for the first time under Pete DeBoer. Feels like a tipping point. Stars in 7 games.

The Dallas Stars took Game 1 at the American Airlines Center Wednesday night. Here's what fans had to say. Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist in President Donald Trump's first term, has long criticized Elon Musk and other tech executives.

Dallas rode a red-hot power play in the final frame to kickstart a five-goal period and claim a 6-3 win and early lead in the series

The Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday in Dallas.

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