The Stanley Cup Playoffs are returning to Sin City.



While the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/vegas-golden-knights/line-combinations">Vegas Golden Knights</a> were in action Tuesday night against the Pacific Division rival <a href="https://oilersnation.com/">Edmonton Oilers</a>, the Nevada-based club got some help from its neighboring <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/utah-hockey-club/line-combinations">Utah Hockey Club</a> whose 3-1 victory over the <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/">Calgary Flames</a> helped the Golden Knights punch their ticket to the postseason.



With the feat, it marks the seventh time in the franchise’s eight-year history that the Golden Knights will compete for the Stanley Cup. Two years ago, the Golden Knights won it all, defeating the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations">Florida Panthers</a> in five games. It also marked the second time that the club had advanced to the final round following a five-game exit to the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations">Washington Capitals</a> in its inaugural campaign.



This season, the Golden Knights have been headlined by 28-year-old Massachusetts native Jack Eichel who entering Tuesday action had recorded a franchise-record 93 points through 72 appearances, ecliping teammate William Karlsson’s 78-point showing that came during the 2017-18 season. The offensive centerpiece when the Golden Knights hoisted Lord Stanley two years ago, Eichel paced the 2023 postseason with a league-leading 26 points counting six goals and 20 assists coming in 22 playoff outings.<div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="194"></div>



Beyond Eichel, the Golden Knights also boast a formidable blue line led by 29-year-old British Columbia-born rearguard Shea Theodore who despite being limited to 58 appearances this season has notched near point-per-game production counting seven goals and 44 assists, putting him just one point shy of his career-high 52-point finish that came with the Golden Knights in 2021-22. Elsewhere, the Golden Knights’ back end also features stand out defensemen Noah Hanifin as well as two-time Stanley Cup champion Alex Pietrangelo, who first won it all in 2019 as part of the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a> before capturing his second title with Vegas in 2023.



Entering Tuesday action, the Golden Knights sat atop the Pacific Division with 98 points.