All the headlines will revolve around Pacioretty who recorded a hat trick and also tallied an assist for a four point night, while established stars Reilly Smith and Cody Eakin got on the board with a goal apiece. Malcolm Subban got the start in net for the Vegas Golden Knights, stopping 28 shots to get the win in-front of 17,767 hockey-crazed fans at T-Mobile Arena.
Of course, before we delve in it is important to preface what we are about to say by stating that this was just the first of seven preseason games on the slate and the result doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things.