Golden Knights Game 1: Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs Kings

The Vegas Golden Knights (0-0-0) kick off the season on Wednesday. They’ll look to avoid a slow start and come out hot. They host the Los Angeles Kings (0-1-0) at T-Mobile Arena. 

Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. PST. 

The Golden Knights finished the preseason with a 3-4 record. Now, the games matter, and they’re raring to rip. 

Adin Hill will start in net for the Golden Knights. Hill has a record of 4-4-1 and an average save percentage of .910 in 10 career games against the Kings.

Darcy Kuemper played for the Kings last night; tonight, Anton Forsberg gets the start. Forsberg has a record of 1-2-0 and an average save percentage of .899 in three career games against the Golden Knights.

After missing most of the preseason with an injury, Pavel Dorofeyev WILL play tonight.

Golden Knights Lines

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mitch Marner
Brandon Saad — Tomáš Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Reilly Smith — William Karlsson — Mark Stone
Brett Howden — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar

Defense

Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore

Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Jeremy Lauzon — Kaedan Korczak

Goaltenders: Adin Hill / Akira Schmid

Projected Kings Lines

Andrei Kuzmenko — Anže Kopitar — Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala — Quinton Byfield — Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele — Philip Danault — Trevor Moore
Jeff Malott — Alex Turcotte — Joel Armia

Defense

Mikey Anderson — Drew Doughty
Joel Edmundson — Brandt Clarke
Brian Dumoulin — Cody Ceci

Goaltenders: Anton Forsberg / Darcy Kuemper 

Golden Knights Game Notes

The Golden Knights finished last season with a record of 1-3-0 against the Kings.

Tonight marks the start of the Golden Knights’ ninth season. 

Anže Kopitar, retiring at the end of this season, has enjoyed playing against Vegas for the last eight years. He leads all players in goals, assists, and points against the Golden Knights. Kopitar has a 16-25-41 stat line in 36 career games against the VGK.

Jack Eichel has six goals and 19 points in 21 career games against the Kings.

Tonight, Noah Hanifin will skate in his 100th game as a Golden Knight.

The Golden Knights have won six straight season-openers. They are 7-1-0 all-time in season-opening games, and 18-15-3 all-time against the Kings.

How to Watch

TV: TNT
Streaming: HBO Max
Radio: FOX Sports Las Vegas 98.9/1340