Seattle at Vegas

The Stanley Cup champion will raise the banner tonight at T-Mobile Arena as Las Vegas plays its season opener, and the Golden Knights don't expect a letdown with an experienced roster including Ivan Barbashev, Chandler Stephenson, and Alex Pietrangelo to show them the way. Adin Hill is the probable starter in net following his stellar performance throughout the playoffs that led to the Cup. The defensive corps is one of the best in the league and that was illustrated in the Finals when it dominated the Florida Panthers. Seattle comes off a spectacular season with a 40-point turnaround from the previous year and it stunned Colorado in the first round of the playoffs before falling to Dallas in seven games in Round 2. Philipp Grubauer will again be the starting goalie after a 17-14-4 record and 2.85 goals-against average and an .895 save percentage in 2022-23. Las Vegas has won seven of the past eight meetings and it has won 21 of 27 home games overall. Seattle scored a total of only eight goals in the four meetings last season. Take the Golden Knights.