2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Preview

Rangers vs. Panthers & Stars vs. Oilers -- Who's the best team left? Which players will make the biggest impact? A lot of questions remain with four teams alive

The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Final matchups are set. This year’s final four will feature the league’s absolute best. Three of the four teams remaining won their division in the 2023-24 regular season - the only one who didn’t? The Edmonton Oilers.

Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard of the Edmonton Oilers celebrate a goal during the second period against the Vancouver Canucks in Game Six of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)

Both of these matchups will be incredible. The New York Rangers last won a Stanley Cup in 1994, the Dallas Stars did so in 1999, the Oilers won it in 1990, and the Florida Panthers have never won it.

3 Takeaways from the Playoffs So Far…

• The best teams are still alive and the numbers show it

• Canada has one team remaining - the last Canadian team to reach a Stanley Cup Final was the Montreal Canadiens in 2021 (lost to Tampa Bay in 5)

• Goaltending and big defense have reigned supreme in many ways this playoffs - especially with New York and Dallas

Let’s get into the previews…