After a questionable hit on Mark Stone by the LA Kings, tensions escalated between them and the Vegas Golden Knights, intensifying their rivalry. <h2>Rising Rivalry Between Kings and Knights After They Injured Captain Stone</h2> Last night's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the LA Kings took a heated turn when Kings forward Hayden Hodgson took a shot at Mark Stone in the middle of the second period, leading to a major scrum on the ice. <q>Hayden Hodgson absolutely runs over Mark Stone and the #GoldenKnights take exception </q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MissinCurfew/status/1707247098943693290?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LARoyalty1967/status/1707241457894215794?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> In the immediate aftermath of the hit, several Knights players confronted Hodgson. Stone commented after the game: <q>That's probably the last time I'll ever play against that guy. Not really much of a player, so I'll leave it at that. - Mark Stone</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/VinceSapienza/status/1707264267198824657?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/316267.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> <h2>Ambiguous Hit on Stone: Clean or Not?</h2> Debate rages on about the hit. While some argue it was a straightforward play, others see it as questionable. Interestingly, many non-Golden Knights supporters seem to lean towards the hit being above board. <q>Beautifully executed clean hit</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ArcadeWarrior/status/1707370853032198214?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>That's a clean hit.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/citchmook/status/1707369899834708437?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>I don't like how this game is devolving. Clean hit, separated the man from the puck, and everyone loses their shit. How about you keep your head up, and play on!</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LionDetroit20/status/1707374604660944979?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>Wasn't it a late hit? Puck was long gone.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BestBallJunkie/status/1707279487581266168?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div> Do you think it was a good hit? As seen on Hockey Patrol - <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/vegas-knights/Golden-Knights-Unite-to-Take-Out-Player-who-threw-a-dirty-hit-on-captain-Mark-Stone' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Golden Knights Unite to Take Out Player who threw a dirty hit on captain Stone</a>