What to watch in Rangers-Lightning, Kings-Knights on ESPN

The 2022-23 NHL regular season has finally arrived, with an opening night doubleheader on ESPN and ESPN+.

Tuesday's action includes a rematch of the 2022 Eastern Conference finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers (7:30 p.m. ET), and a nightcap between the Vegas Golden Knights and Los Angeles Kings.

Before you get settled in, catch up on storylines to monitor, players worth tracking and what questions still need answers.

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7:30 p.m. ET | Watch live on ESPN+Line: New York -115 | Over/under: 5.5

The last time these teams met was four months ago to the day: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at Amalie Arena. The Rangers were fighting to stay alive after blowing a 2-0 series lead. New York won those two first games by a combined score of 9-4. They netted four goals in the three games that followed. The Rangers had to stave off elimination to take the Lightning back home, but Game 7 would never come. New York lost 2-1 that night in Tampa, and the Lightning advanced to their third straight Stanley Cup Final.

The drama? We're here for it. And this game will also feature two of the league's top-tier netminders in Russian countrymen Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin.

New York finally has Tampa back in their building to launch the NHL regular season into high gear. Will revenge be on the opening night menu?

LightningESPN Power Rankings: 7th2021-22 results: 51-23-8 (110 points), lost in Stanley Cup FinalStanley Cup odds: + 1,000

Dawn of a new era: Tampa has been the NHL's gold standard in recent years, earning back-to-back Stanley Cups and nearly completing a three-peat last spring before falling in six games to the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning couldn't