Opening Knight: Vegas Golden Knights take on Seattle Kraken, raise Stanley Cup banner

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Vegas Golden Knights are wrapping up their Stanley Cup Championship celebrations as they get ready to defend their title.

Follow along as the Golden Knights raise the banner and take on the Seattle Kraken for their seventh season opener at T-Mobile Arena:

11:13 p.m. — Post-game press conference begins with Bruce Cassidy discussing the Golden Knights' win. Watch it here:

10:47 p.m.: Adin Hill and Mark Stone talk to reporters after winning their season opener. Watch it here:

10:39 p.m. — The Vegas Golden Knights secure their first victory of the 2023-24 season with a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Arena.

Vegas played in front of the largest crowd in regular season history: 18,724 fans came out to watch their Golden Knights raise the championship banner.

10:36 p.m. — Jack Eichel buries the puck in the Kraken's empty net with just over a minute to go in the final period. Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone get the assist on the empty-netter, and victory is imminent for the Golden Knights with the score at 4-1.

10:34 p.m. — The Golden Knights are on the power play again with three minutes to go in a scoreless third period.

10:25 p.m. — The Vegas Golden Knights say William Carrier will not return tonight due to an upper body injury.

10:14 p.m.: Vegas' Brett Howden is given a major and match penalty for an illegal hit to the head on Brandon Tanev. The Kraken will be on a 5-minute power play, while Vegas is now down to 10 forwards.

10:03 p.m. — William Carrier is not back on the ice to start the third period.

9:46 p.m. — William Carrier was off the bench for the majority of the second period. We're waiting to see if he will return for the third.

9:43 p.m. — The Golden Knights lead 3-1 headed into the final period of their season opener vs. the Seattle Kraken. Chandler Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault and Ivan Barbashev have scored. Seattle leads in shots on goal, 24-22.

9:40 p.m. — The Golden Knights are back on the power play with just a minute to go in the second period after a Kraken penalty for high sticking.

9:34 p.m.: The Vegas Golden Knights are on the penalty kill once again with Brayden Pachal in the box for high sticking. The Seattle Kraken were on a power play.

9:23 p.m. — The Golden Knights are on their first power play of the game as Seattle's Alex Wennberg heads to the penalty box for tripping.

9:22 p.m. — The Kraken are on the board for the first time with a goal from Jared McCann. Golden Knights lead 3-1 with 11 minutes left in the second period.

9:12 p.m. — Goal! Ivan Barbashev buries the puck off a pass from Brayden McNabb to bring the score to 3-0 with 17 minutes left in the second period.

9 p.m. — The Golden Knights end the first period up 2-0 over the Seattle Kraken.

8:52 p.m.: Watch the electrifying moments in T-Mobile Arena as the Vegas Golden Knights raise their Stanley Cup Championship banner.

8:50 p.m.: That's a wrap on the first period here at T-Mobile Arena. The defending Stanley Cup Champions have struck first with two unanswered goals and lead 2-0 over the Seattle Kraken.

8:42 p.m. — Jonathan Marchessault makes it 2-0 for the VGK with an unassisted goal. Fans respond with chants of "MVP!"

8:26 p.m. — Chandler Stephenson scores the first goal of the 2023-24 season to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead over the Seattle Kraken. There is 12:44 left in the first.

8:21 p.m. — The first penalty of the game is on the books. Paul Cotter goes to the box for slashing with 16:47 in the first period.

8:14 p.m. — The puck has dropped and play is underway in Golden Knights' first game as defending Stanley Cup Champions.

8:10 p.m. — The Vegas Golden Knights hung their Stanley Cup Championship banner. It was an electrifying moment in T-Mobile Arena.

The Golden Knight introduced the players onto the ice as they entered through a larger-than-life helmet. Captain Mark Stone entered the ice holding the Stanley Cup before pulling the lever on a slot machine that ultimately revealed the Stanley Cup banner.

7:53 p.m. — Puck drop has been moved to 8:14 p.m. inside T-Mobile Arena. The Stanley Cup banner ceremony is expected soon as the Vegas Golden Knights begin their first season as defending NHL champions.

7:32 p.m. — Fans share their score predictions with Channel 13 anchor Abel Garcia ahead of the Golden Knights' season opener:

3:30 p.m. — Before the game on Tuesday night, VGK is rolling out the Gold Carpet.

Fans will get the chance to welcome players, coaches, broadcasters, members of the VGK Cast, and see the Stanley Cup before the game. Gold pompoms will also be handed out to fans along with other activations.

Fans inside T-Mobile Arena will also receive special Battle Towels to start the season.

The Stanley Cup Championship banner will also go up inside The Fortress in a special ceremony before the game. However, once it goes up, players and coaches said it's time to get down to business as they face the Seattle Kraken.

The Scripps Sports and Vegas Golden Knights pre-game special is scheduled to start 6 p.m. You can watch it on Channel 13, Vegas 34, and KnightTime+.