LAS VEGAS -- The Los Angeles Kings have kind of made Las Vegas their home away from home over the years, regularly playing preseason games in Sin City.
So one would think the Kings, who visit the T-Mobile Arena on Sunday night for their first regular-season NHL game, would be a natural rival for the expansion Vegas Golden Knights, especially since it's a matchup between the top two teams in the Pacific Division standings.
But Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said he believes there's more to a rivalry than geography. Many Kings fans can drive to the game in about four hours from southern California.