NHL Playoff Predictions 2025: Will The Stars Or Oilers Win The Western Conference Final? The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are over, so it’s once again time to offer our series predictions. In the second round, we went 1-1 with our Western picks, and we’re back to offer up our projections for the Western Conference final.

The Caps and 'Canes let things boil over late in the season matchup on April 2 in which there were eight 10-minute misconducts handed out, four fighting majors and a whole lot of bad blood that was created and, yes, Tom Wilson was involved in it. But so were a lot of guys on both teams.

The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars play Game 2 of the Western Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Friday at American Airlines Center.

THE NOTRE DAME-USC FOOTBALL RIVALRY One of college football's iconic rivalries is at risk. The future of Notre Dame vs. USC-- which has been played in every non-pandemic season since 1946 -- is in question as the Trojans weigh a variety of factors.

The first 28 picks of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft have been set with the end of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The first 16 selections were determined by the NHL Draft Lottery, which was held May 5.

There was chaos in the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery as the New York Islanders and Utah Mammoth both made huge jumps up the draft board.