Among the most exciting players to keep an eye on when the Carolina Hurricanes meet the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday at PNC Arena — beginning at 7 p.m. ET — are the Hurricanes’ Mikko Rantanen and the Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl.

Dallas fell into a sizable hole and couldn’t recover against Edmonton, but saw plenty of positives from its newest acquisition

The Dallas Stars are going all in for a Stanley Cup championship this season. The Edmonton Oilers are one of the teams that still stands in their way.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Mikko Rantanen protests against a penalty with an official during the third period of Saturday's game against the Edmonton Oilers in Raleigh, N.C.

Defenceman Jake Walman will make his first appearance with the Edmonton Oilers alongside Troy Stecher on Saturday night when they conclude a three-game honestand at Rogers Place against Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars.

The Oilers will wrap up their three-game homestand at Rogers Place on Saturday night when Jake Walman & Mikko Rantanen make their respective debuts for the Oilers & Stars

After losing the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are the favorites to raise the Cup in 2025. Acquiring star forward Mikko Rantanen in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche,

Rantanen registered his first point with Dallas -- an assist -- on the power play at 5:48 of the first period to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. He sent a pass from the right face-off circle to Jason Robertson in front, who tipped it on net and Wyatt Johnston scored on the rebound.

The Stars, meanwhile, will debut their own newest player: Mikko Rantanen. He'll make his Stars debut against a team that nearly acquired him on Friday, the fourth time he'll face the Oilers this season on his third different team.

Mikko Rantanen, a top NHL forward, has signed an eight-year, $96 million deal with the Dallas Stars. Despite the Edmonton Oilers' strong interest and a potentially higher offer, trade assets fell short.

There are lots of questions to answer about Mikko Rantanen's fit with the Stars. Michael Amato explores what to expect from Rantanen in Dallas and much more in his 20 Fantasy Thoughts.