LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After going 3-4-0 in the preseason, the Vegas Golden Knights are getting ready to open the regular season with a home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

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"Opening Knight" marks the start to an 82-game march towards what the team hopes is its eighth postseason berth in nine years as a franchise.

"If you're a baseball fan, what's better, and I'm a hockey fan, so there's nothing better than opening day," VGK head coach Bruce Cassidy told Channel 13 after practice.

"It's always a little tougher sleeping at night when you're getting ready for the first game of the year," VGK forward Jack Eichel said after practi

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