LAS VEGAS — “Let’s get ready to STUM-BLLLLLLLLE!”

If they promoted this Pacific Division showdown the way boxing promoters put their kitschy names on Vegas fights, what would they call Thursday’s bout between the 18th-place Edmonton Oilers and the 19th-place Vegas Golden Knights?

“Pillow Fight at the Palace?”

“The Thrilla in Vanilla?”

Welcome to a battle between the teams with the 31st and 32nd best save percentages in the NHL, two big fish in a floundering Pacific pond.

“Five Holes at the Fortress?”

“The Bun Fight at Bally’s?”

Yes, as far as heavyweight tilts go, this one is more Chuck Wepner than Muhammad Ali. But say what you will about the state of the Pacific this season, with 10 games left each — and the Oilers one point ahead of Vegas in the standings — this may not be “Popguns at the Palace,” but it’s a big game for the Oilers and Knights (9:30 p.m. ET/ 7:30 p.m. MT on Sportsnet and Sportsnet ).

“There’s a lot on the line here,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after Wednesday’s practice at T-Mobile Arena. “Not only for making playoffs, but seeding. Maybe home ice advantage…”

It’s increasingly looking like these teams will meet in Round 1, which would complete a........

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