Golden Knights clinch berth into Western Conference final with win over Oilers

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The Vegas Golden Knights are back in familiar territory in the Western Conference final.

Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series on Sunday night to reach the semifinal round for the fourth time in the franchise's six-year history.

"We’re only halfway done to our goal here," Marchessault said. "We’re going to keep going until our organization, we win the ultimate goal. Tonight is just one step in the right direction."

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Vegas Golden Knights' William Karlsson (71) scores an empty net goal on the Edmonton Oilers during the third period in Game 6 of an NHL Stanley Cup second-round playoff hockey series in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, May 14, 2023. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had two assists. Adin Hill finished with 39 saves in his third career playoff start.

"I’ve worked very hard my whole life to get to the NHL and to be here," the 27-year-old Hill said. "It’s exciting being on a team that’s this good and has chance to really do it all, I’m grateful and I’m excited about it."

Vegas will next face the winner of the series between Dallas and Seattle, which heads to a Game 7 on Monday night.

The Golden Knights still have half a dozen players from the team that reached the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season in 2017-18.

"We have a lot of older guys on the team that have been through a lot of situations," Marchessault said. "We don’t panic. It’s one