The Pacific Division has been a meat grinder for several seasons and home of the Western Conference representative in the Stanley Cup Final for the past three.
The Vegas Golden Knights, who won the Cup in 2023, took the Pacific title last season, the fourth time in their eight seasons that they’ve raised a division championship banner.
It has been the Edmonton Oilers who have gone to the Cup Final the past two seasons. Last season, they defeated Golden Knights and the Los Angeles Kings, each a fierce division rival, in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Kings have finished in the top three of the division in each of the past four seasons, reaching at least 99 points each time, but have not won a division title since winning the now-defunct Smythe Division in the 1990-91 season.
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