Opening night was a banner night for the Vegas Golden Knights, and after raising their first Stanley Cup banner to the rafters, they went on to dominate the Pacific Division rival Seattle Kraken, defeating them by a score of 4-1. <h2>A brutal blow</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/322008.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> Coming out of this game however, all the talk around the Kraken has been the brutal hit that forward Brandon Tanev took at the hands of the Golden Knights enforcer Brett Howden. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PuckReportNHL/status/1711973887242649653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1711973887242649653%7Ctwgr%5E124f849ab17fbae62feb2432d8f6a42f8508ec86%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailyhockeydose.com%2FBrandon-Tanev-Leaves-Opening-Night-Early-After-Brutal-Hit-285867'> </a></blockquote></div> The hit took place late in the third period, and Tanev was helped off the ice while Howden was given a match penalty for the illegal check to the head of the beloved Kraken forward. <h2>A bitter rivalry</h2> While the Golden Knights are now 8-1 in franchise history against the Kraken, it's a rivalry that's getting personal between the NHL's last two expansion teams, and now, these games become must-watch for the rest of the season. There was no update on Tanev following the game from Seattle, and while it was an absolutely brutal shot, we know how tough the Tanev brothers are, so we hope to see him back on the ice very soon. As Read on Daily Hockey Dose - <a href='https://www.dailyhockeydose.com/nhl/injuries/Brandon-Tanev-Leaves-Opening-Night-Early-After-Brutal-Hit' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Brandon Tanev Leaves Opening Night Early After Brutal Hit</a>