Kings top the Golden Knights as NHL hockey makes a preseason stop in Salt Lake City
Brendan Lemieux, Lias Andersson and Arthur Kaliyev all scored for Los Angeles
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans try to get photos of a scrum as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
Vivint Arena was packed with hockey fans Thursday night as the Los Angeles Kings and the Las Vegas Golden Knights played a preseason NHL hockey game in Salt Lake City.
The exhibition was the first top-shelf professional hockey game played in Utah since 2019, when the Kings played the Vancouver Canucks.
The Kings won 3-1, with goals from Brendan Lemieux, Lias Andersson and Arthur Kaliyev.
Daniil Miromanov scored the only goal for the Golden Knights, who are looking to capture the same success from last season where they advanced to the Stanley Cup semifinals, losing to the Montreal Canadiens.
The Kings are hoping to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006. The regular season starts Oct. 12.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Kaedan Korczak (6) watch as Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) hits the net with a goal as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans try to get photos of a scrum as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights center Nolan Patrick (41) faces off against Los Angeles Kings left wing Phillip Danault (24) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights center Patrick Brown (38) battles Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi (13) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights left wing Peyton Krebs (18) beats Los Angeles Kings center Rasmus Kupari (89) to the puck as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights left wing Peyton Krebs (18) loses his helmet battling Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler (2) and Los Angeles Kings center Blake Lizotte (46) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings left wing Arthur Kaliyev (34) battles Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud (2) and Vegas Golden Knights center Gage Quinney (72) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks (80) stops the shot of Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson (20) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) shoots past Los Angeles Kings center Rasmus Kupari (89) but is stopped by Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks (80) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Dylan Coghlan (52) and Los Angeles Kings left wing Phillip Danault (24) battle for possession as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi (13) heads into the net past Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings center Rasmus Kupari (89) hits the ice battling Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson (20) for possession as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings center Quinton Byfield (55) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Daniil Miormanov (42) fight for possession as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings left wing Arthur Kaliyev (34) battles Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud (2) and Vegas Golden Knights center Gage Quinney (72) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud (2) is shoved into the net by Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) with a goal in the first period as the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Knights meet in a preseason game at Vivint Arena on Sept. 30, 2021.
