Kraken start franchise-opening trip at Vegas

The Seattle Kraken will become the NHL's 32nd franchise when they open their season Tuesday on the road against the team that was the 31st to join the league, the Vegas Golden Knights.

Talk about setting the bar high for an expansion team.

Vegas won the Pacific Division by eight points in itsfirst season -- 2017-2018 -- and advanced to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, where it lost to Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capital