LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — This year's NHL Winter Classic will see two of the newest franchises in the league — the Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights — meet in a game of outdoor hockey to kick off the 2024 season.
The teams will meet at T-Mobile Park, home of the MLB's Seattle Mariners, in an outdoor rink on Monday. This will also mark the first time the Kraken host the Winter Classic.
The Golden Knights will enter the rink with a regular-season record of 22-10-5, while the Kraken enter with a record of 14-14-9.
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In the marquee game of the NHL season set on an ice rink in an MLB ballpark, the Golden Knights could never find a groove. Vegas falls to the Seattle Kraken 3-0 in a Winter Classic that gathered 47,313 in attendance at T-Mobile Park.
All three of Seattle's goals — netted by Eeli Tolvanen, Will Borgen, and Yanni Gourde in order — were scored on Logan Thompson early in each of the three periods. The Knights' scoring woes would prevent any comeback effort.
Having lost five of their last six, Vegas moves to 22-11-5 on the season.
The team's next test will be at home against the Florida Panthers on Thursday in a 2023 Stanley Cup final rematch.
The puck drops on that game at 7 p.m.
