Las Vegas and Edmonton are separated by nearly 1,500 miles and though rivalries often are based on geography, there’s nothing like the heat of the NHL playoffs to create animosity between teams. The Oilers and Golden Knights meet in Vegas for Game 1 of their Western Conference series,

There are more edges in the Golden Knights’ favor overall, and they’ll need those to prevail past the Oilers’ overpowering top-level talent.

Here at Last Word on Hockey, we will preview and review all of the series from the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In every series, we aim to deliver at least three articles throughout the series: a preview,