Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference's first round.

Heading into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Dallas Stars looked to make it four straight postseason runs of getting to, at least, the Western Conference Finals. In his first season behind the Dallas bench,

While the Thunder await their opponent for the Western Conference semifinals, fans will be able to get tickets for the upcoming playoff series starting Wednesday.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder are headed to the Western Conference semifinals, and fans will soon have a chance to secure their seats. A limited number of tickets for Games 1 and 2 of the next playoff round will go on sale Wednesday morning at 10 a.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids visit the Houston Dynamo in Western Conference play. The Dynamo are 2-5-0 in Western Conference games. The Dynamo have a 22-12 record in matches decided by one goal. The Rapids are 4-2-1 in Western Conference games. The Rapids rank third in the Western Conference with 22 goals led by Rafael Navarro with seven.

The Vegas Golden Knights feel confident entering Game 4 of the Western Conference First Round even though they've lost two straight and fallen behind in the series. If they defeat the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center on Monday,