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A look at the first-round matchup between the Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights

Kings versus Golden Knights sounds like a medieval affair. It will be ceremonial and historic simply with the first puck drop because it's the first playoff game for Vegas, the first modern-day expansion team to win its division in its inaugural season, against the two-time Stanley Cup champion Kings.

Disparate histories aside, they have similar styles with heavy-forechecking attacks that feed their offense. There's no better way to build a rivalry than a playoff series, and this should be quite a first-round joust.

The Kings shifted to a quicker game in the neutral and offensive zones, and the result was an improvement from 2.