The Vegas Golden Knights lost 6-5 in a shootout to the Los Angeles Kings in Mitch Marner's debut on Thursday . After going down 2-0 in the first period, Pavel Dorofeyev netted a hat trick in the second period alone. Vegas then took a 5-3 lead in the third period, blowing that to force overtime and later, a shootout. This is the first opener the Golden Knights have lost since 2018, per SinBin.Vegas.

“VGK came back from down 2 goals in regulation twice. They could not do it in shootout, however. VGK have lost on opening night for the first time since 2018 despite holding a 2-goal lead themselves with less than 9 minutes to go,” SinBin posted.

The Golden Knights last lost their season opener in their second season, falling 5-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2018. Even the year they mis

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