Jonathan Marchessault (two goals, two assists) and Reilly Smith (one goal, three assists) each had four points for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 7-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center.
William Karlsson had a goal and two assists, and Keegan Kolesar and Nicolas Hague each had a goal and an assist for Vegas. Daniel Carr also scored for the Golden Knights, who got 17 saves from Oscar Dansk. Jeff Carter and Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Kings. It was Kovalchuk's first goal of the preseason. He had an assist in his debut with the Kings on Tuesday after signing with them July 1 following five seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League. Jonathan Quick allowed six goals on 23 shots in two periods, and Cal Petersen made five saves in the third.
