Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) tries to shoot on Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
For the third time since 2018, the NHL’s LA Kings played an exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday night, this time facing the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the first of what will be a three-year series between the two sides in Utah.
The game, which is branded as part of the Kings’ “Frozen Fury” exhibition series, ended in a 3-1 win for LA. The Kings were up 2-0 entering the third period before Las Vegas pulled to within one, but LA sealed the deal in the closing minutes.
The NHL regular season begins on Oct. 12. See photos from Thursday’s contest below.
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) shoots on Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks makes a save during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Brendan Lemieux (48) shoots and scores on Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Teams warm up during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi (13) shoots on Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings get piled up during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Arthur Kaliyev (34) tries to go between the defense during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) is kicked down by Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy (3) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) tries to shoot on Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Garret Sparks makes the save on the shot by Vegas Golden Knights center Nolan Patrick (41) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivent Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) makes a save on the shot during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) makes a save on the shot by Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi (13) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Fans take a photo prior to an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Los Angeles Kings left wing Arthur Kaliyev (34) celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Dylan Ferguson (1) makes a save during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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A shot gets by Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Dylan Ferguson (1) during an NHL exhibition game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
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