Mitch Marner didn’t take long to make an impact for his new team — albeit in a low-stakes situation.

Making his pre-season debut for the Vegas Golden Knights, Marner set up Jack Eichel for the club’s first goal midway through the third period against the visiting Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.

Marner made a nice backhand pass from behind the goal line to the slot for Eichel, who beat Mammoth goalie Vitek Vanecek to cut Utah’s lead to 2-1. Vegas went on to win 3-2.

“There’s not a lot of people in the world who can make that pass,” Eichel said in a post-game interview.

Golden Knights fans will be quite happy if they see similar scenes many times this season. The team hopes to establish strong chemistry between two former rivals from the Atlantic Division.

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