Former Chicago Blackhawk Corey Perry receives boos in front of home crowd on NHL opening night

Last night, the first games of the NHL regular season were held, with six teams in action.

Among them, the Los Angeles Kings faced the Colorado Avalanche, a matchup between two teams with high aspirations this season.

In LA, all eyes were on Kings captain Anze Kopitar, who took part in the final season opener of his career, as he announced that this season would be his last in the NHL.

However, another player provoked reactions from fans before the game, in the players' presentation.

Corey Perry joined the Kings this summer in free agency but had knee surgery at the start of training camp and is expected to miss the first month of the season.

But that didn't prevent him from being at the arena for the game and being a part of the pre-game ceremony.

When he was presented to the crowd, Perry got some mixed reactions in the stands, but notable boos were heard.

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Perry played most of his career with one of the Kings' biggest rivals, the Anaheim Ducks, before joining the Edmonton Oilers-the team that has been eliminating the Kings in the first round of the playoffs for the past four years now.

The fan reaction is understandable and not surprising to see.

Now, it'll be up to Perry to get on the fans' good side by helping the Kings win. Once he's ready to hit the ice and have an impact on the ice, the boos should slowly but surely quiet down.