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.