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Thursday night, the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks faced off in the city’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, marking the league’s first exhibition game in China.

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The Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks fight for the puck during the NHL China preseason hockey game at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China.The Associated Press

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Fans cheer as the Vancouver Canuck play against Los Angeles Kings during the 2017 NHL China Games in Shanghai.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP / Getty Images

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The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks face each other for the first-ever preseason games played in China in the 2017 NHL China Games.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP / Getty Images

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Canucks's Reid Boucher (L) pushes an opponent from the Kings during the 2017 NHL China Games in Shanghai.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP / Getty Images

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Los Angeles Kings's Dustin Brown fights for the puck during the 2017 NHL China Games in Shanghai.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP / Getty Images

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Los Angeles Kings' Oscar Fantenberg attacks the puck during the 2017 NHL China Games in Shanghai.CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP / Getty Images

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