Vegas Golden Knights series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Connor McDavid voiced a powerful statement for Kris Knoblauch and the rest of the team, while making something clear to their upcoming rivals

The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights will meet again in the Stanley Cup Playoffs starting Tuesday, setting the stage for a rematch of their 2023 second-round clash that ended in heartbreak for Edmonton.

In the just-completed first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers ran the best roster players on the same line for 75 minutes at five-on-five. The total represented about 65 percent of the overall playing time for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the game state over the course of the series.