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Top Oilers playoff trends, as Western Conference finals loom

The Edmonton Oilers are headed back to the Western Conference finals, after holding on to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 of their second-round series.

Edmonton's win sets up a matchup with the Dallas Stars, who defeated the Colorado Avalanche in six games.

Here are the key takeaways from the Oilers' run so far, and how they match up with the Stars in the next round:

Both Oilers special teams are proving elite

It's possible that what the Canucks did in Games 5 and 6 may have provided something of a blueprint for how to at least slow down the Oilers' power play.