In a rematch of their 2021-22 season opener, the Kings and Golden Knights once again hooked up to start of their 82-game campaigns. And things didn’t exactly mirror the last time, on either side of the puck.
Todd used "stupidity" and "self-inflicted" in his opening comments.
— The Mayor (@mayorNHL) October 12, 2022
McLellan — We wasted an outstanding goaltending perfomance tonight.
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McLellan when I asked about Vilardi playing RW3 tonight — He was one of our better players tonight… He earned his ice time with his play during camp… Driving home tonight, we won't be too worried about No. 13.
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Vilardi saying all the right things. Talking about taking it one game at a time, building on the positives, etc. He was happy to be on the third line tonight — after coming into camp without a defined roster spot — but notes he has to keep playing well to stay in the lineup.
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Kopitar — This is certainly a loss that is tough to swallow right now because there's a couple goals that were clearly off our mistakes.
Any positives tonight? We scored a power play goal and we battled back a couple of times from behind, especially in the third.
— The Mayor (@mayorNHL) October 12, 2022
Vilardi also praised new Kings assistant coach Jim Hiller quite a bit when asked about the power play:
We're working on it a lot in practice. Hillsy is unreal; very smart with what we're doing. I like it a lot. As a hockey guy, it's pretty cool to watch.
— The Mayor (@mayorNHL) October 12, 2022
Expecting 92 to debut 10/13
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