Opening night of the Golden Knights’ ninth season was supposed to focus on the debut of new right wing Mitch Marner. If not that, then the news of center Jack Eichel’s extension surely would grab most of the attention.

But it was their inability to close out the Los Angeles Kings that was the main takeaway Wednesday.

Despite a hat trick from right wing Pavel Dorofeyev in the second period, the Knights were unable to hold a two-goal lead and lost 6-5 in a shootout in front of an announced crowd of 18,393 at T-Mobile Arena.

Eichel buried the go-ahead goal 5:06 into the third period on a one-timer from the slot as the Knights scored four unanswered goals to overcome a 3-1 deficit. Left winger Ivan Barbashev also scored in the third period.

But Los Angeles rallied with goals by left wing T

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