The Los Angeles Kings scored three times in their first seven shots on goal Saturday, on the way to a 7-5 preseason victory over Vancouver in an NHL preseason game at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The attendance of 10,014 was about 2,300 fewer than the Kings and Canucks drew last September, when the novelty of the NHL's first appearance in the Salt Lake Valley in 10 years was a factor.
Salt Lake City native Trevor Lewis was credited with two assists and was on the ice for another Los Angeles goal. Another Utahn, defenseman Daniel Brickley, didn't dress for the game as a concession to the Kings' crowded roster at this stage of the preseason.