When you look at the Edmonton Oilers ahead of tonight's game, who makes up their top line is simple.
Simple in that whichever line Connor McDavid centers, that's the first line.
Since last season, this line has mostly consisted of McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Patrick Maroon. Game in and game out, whoever the Oilers play, this is the first line.
For the Golden Knights, which line is the team's first line is a bit harder to answer.
Part of this is that Vegas doesn't have a bona fide offensive superstar quite like McDavid, or even on the level of Draisaitl. Instead, the Golden Knights roll four lines, where maybe the top line doesn't pack the star power of a McDavid line, but the bottom line isn't necessarily as low as many other team's fourth lines.
And through rolling these four lines and not having a soft underbelly to its lineup, Vegas has a chance to win. Which at 10-5-1, is something the Golden Knights have done better so far than any expansion team in NHL history.
Through all of this, however, two lines have established themselves as the team's go-to contributors on offense. Except with them being so evenly matched, we're not sure which one should be referred to as the team's "first" line.
Here are the cases for both. We invite you to join the conversation on social media and tell us which line you think is Vegas' first line.
Which Is The Golden Knights' Best Line?
Neal-Haula-Perron or Marchessault-Karlsson-Smith; take your pick