He did just that, winning three of the final four games in the six-game series. A month later, Hill was a Stanley Cup champion when Vegas beat the Florida Panthers in the Final, going 11-4 with a 2.17 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and two shutouts in the playoffs.

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 Tuesday night at Vegas in Game 1 of their Western Conference series,

Vegas isn’t typically the team to initiate physicality and bad blood, but their coach believes they thrive in that type of play.