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,

Backs against the wall, the Golden Knights and Oilers showed exactly why they’ve been frequent fliers past the first round — and why the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings were first-round fodder once again.