The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.

On March 30, 2023, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth after the Nashville Predators lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins, returning to the playoffs after missing the previous postseason. The Golden Knights then clinched their third Pacific Division championship and the best record in the Western Conference, with a victory over the Seattle Kraken on April 13, 2023.

For the fourth time in their six-year history, the Golden Knights advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in team history. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup, becoming the fastest expansion team to do so.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.

2022 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 25 Vegas 1–3 Colorado Patera 14,137 0–1–0 2 September 26 Los Angeles 2–1 Vegas OT Hill 17,026 0–1–1 3 September 28 Colorado 1–7 Vegas Thompson 17,169 1–1–1 4 September 30 San Jose 7–3 Vegas Hill 17,446 1–2–1 5 October 4 Arizona 3–4 Vegas Hill 17,127 2–2–1 6 October 6 Vegas 6–4 Los Angeles Thompson 9,869 3–2–1 7 October 8 Arizona 1–5 Vegas Thompson 5,240 4–2–1

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022. 2022–23 game logOctober: 8–2–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 11 Vegas 4–3 Los Angeles Thompson 18,230 1–0–0 2 2 October 13 Chicago 0–1 Vegas Thompson 18,467 2–0–0 4 3 October 15 Vegas 5–2 Seattle Hill 17,151 3–0–0 6 4 October 18 Vegas 2–3 Calgary Thompson 16,944 3–1–0 6 5 October 20 Winnipeg 2–5 Vegas Hill 17,777 4–1–0 8 6 October 22 Colorado 3–2 Vegas Thompson 18,207 4–2–0 8 7 October 24 Toronto 1–3 Vegas Thompson 17,989 5–2–0 10 8 October 25 Vegas 4–2 San Jose Hill 12,003 6–2–0 12 9 October 28 Anaheim 0–4 Vegas Thompson 18,036 7–2–0 14 10 October 30 Winnipeg 1–2 Vegas OT Hill 17,824 8–2–0 16 November: 9–4–1 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 7–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Vegas 3–2 Washington OT Thompson 18,573 9–2–0 18 12 November 3 Vegas 5–4 Ottawa Thompson 16,043 10–2–0 20 13 November 5 Vegas 6–4 Montreal Hill 21,105 11–2–0 22 14 November 8 Vegas 4–3 Toronto OT Thompson 18,459 12–2–0 24 15 November 10 Vegas 7–4 Buffalo Thompson 15,757 13–2–0 26 16 November 12 St. Louis 3–2 Vegas Hill 18,343 13–3–0 26 17 November 15 San Jose 5–2 Vegas Thompson 17,899 13–4–0 26 18 November 17 Arizona 1–4 Vegas Thompson 17,708 14–4–0 28 19 November 19 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton OT Hill 18,347 14–4–1 29 20 November 21 Vegas 5–4 Vancouver Thompson 18,558 15–4–1 31 21 November 23 Ottawa 1–4 Vegas Thompson 17,955 16–4–1 33 22 November 25 Seattle 4–2 Vegas Hill 18,119 16–5–1 33 23 November 26 Vancouver 5–1 Vegas Thompson 18,004 16–6–1 33 24 November 28 Vegas 3–2 Columbus SO Thompson 13,771 17–6–1 35 December: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Vegas 3–4 Pittsburgh Thompson 15,895 17–7–1 35 26 December 3 Vegas 4–1 Detroit Hill 19,515 18–7–1 37 27 December 5 Vegas 4–3 Boston SO Thompson 17,850 19–7–1 39 28 December 7 NY Rangers 5–1 Vegas Thompson 17,939 19–8–1 39 29 December 9 Philadelphia 1–2 Vegas OT Hill 17,767 20–8–1 41 30 December 11 Boston 3–1 Vegas Thompson 18,114 20–9–1 41 31 December 13 Vegas 6–5 Winnipeg Hill 13,102 21–9–1 43 32 December 15 Vegas 4–1 Chicago Thompson 15,911 22–9–1 45 33 December 17 NY Islanders 5–2 Vegas Thompson 18,007 22–10–1 45 34 December 19 Buffalo 3–2 Vegas Hill 17,808 22–11–1 45 35 December 21 Arizona 2–5 Vegas Thompson 17,711 23–11–1 47 36 December 23 St. Louis 4–5 Vegas SO Thompson 18,125 24–11–1 49 37 December 27 Vegas 2–4 Los Angeles Thompson 18,230 24–12–1 49 38 December 28 Vegas 2–3 Anaheim SO Thompson 15,156 24–12–2 50 39 December 31 Nashville 4–5 Vegas OT Thompson 18,333 25–12–2 52 January: 4–6–2 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Vegas 3–2 Colorado Thompson 18,092 26–12–2 54 41 January 5 Pittsburgh 2–5 Vegas Hill 18,149 27–12–2 56 42 January 7 Los Angeles 5–1 Vegas Thompson 18,339 27–13–2 56 43 January 12 Florida 2–4 Vegas Hill 17,735 28–13–2 58 44 January 14 Edmonton 4–3 Vegas Thompson 18,143 28–14–2 58 45 January 16 Dallas 4–0 Vegas Thompson 17,895 28–15–2 58 46 January 19 Detroit 3–2 Vegas Hill 17,911 28–16–2 58 47 January 21 Washington 2–6 Vegas Thompson 18,251 29–16–2 60 48 January 22 Vegas 1–4 Arizona Thompson 4,600 29–17–2 60 49 January 24 Vegas 2–3 New Jersey OT Thompson 16,086 29–17–3 61 50 January 27 Vegas 1–4 NY Rangers Hill 18,006 29–18–3 61 51 January 28 Vegas 1–2 NY Islanders OT Thompson 17,255 29–18–4 62 February: 6–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 7 Vegas 5–1 Nashville Hill 17,159 30–18–4 64 53 February 9 Vegas 5–1 Minnesota Thompson 18,797 31–18–4 66 54 February 12 Anaheim 2–7 Vegas Hill 17,504 32–18–4 68 55 February 16 San Jose 1–2 Vegas Hill 17,544 33–18–4 70 56 February 18 Tampa Bay 4–5 Vegas Hill 18,317 34–18–4 72 57 February 21 Vegas 2–3 Chicago SO Brossoit 18,083 34–18–5 73 58 February 23 Calgary 3–4 Vegas OT Brossoit 17,609 35–18–5 75 59 February 25 Dallas 3–2 Vegas SO Brossoit 17,906 35–18–6 76 60 February 27 Vegas 0–3 Colorado Hill 18,117 35–19–6 76 March: 11–3–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 7–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Carolina 2–3 Vegas Hill 17,669 36–19–6 78 62 March 3 New Jersey 3–4 Vegas SO Hill 18,033 37–19–6 80 63 March 5 Montreal 3–4 Vegas Quick 18,049 38–19–6 82 64 March 7 Vegas 1–2 Florida Hill 15,100 38–20–6 82 65 March 9 Vegas 4–3 Tampa Bay OT Quick 19,092 39–20–6 84 66 March 11 Vegas 4–0 Carolina Quick 18,813 40–20–6 86 67 March 12 Vegas 5–3 St. Louis Patera 18,096 41–20–6 88 68 March 14 Vegas 5–3 Philadelphia Quick 17,192 42–20–6 90 69 March 16 Calgary 7–2 Vegas Quick 18,207 42–21–6 90 70 March 19 Columbus 2–7 Vegas Patera 18,004 43–21–6 92 71 March 21 Vegas 4–3 Vancouver Quick 18,757 44–21–6 94 72 March 23 Vegas 3–2 Calgary Thompson 18,157 45–21–6 96 73 March 25 Vegas 4–3 Edmonton OT Brossoit 18,347 46–21–6 98 74 March 28 Edmonton 7–4 Vegas Quick 18,391 46–22–6 98 75 March 30 Vegas 3–4 San Jose OT Brossoit 15,232 46–22–7 99 April: 5–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 Minnesota 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,398 47–22–7 101 77 April 3 Vegas 4–3 Minnesota SO Brossoit 19,176 48–22–7 103 78 April 4 Vegas 2–3 Nashville OT Quick 17,420 48–22–8 104 79 April 6 Los Angeles 2–5 Vegas Brossoit 18,404 49–22–8 106 80 April 8 Vegas 1–2 Dallas SO Quick 18,532 49–22–9 107 81 April 11 Seattle 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,377 50–22–9 109 82 April 13 Vegas 3–1 Seattle Brossoit 17,151 51–22–9 111 Legend:

Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffsWestern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 18 Winnipeg 5–1 Vegas Brossoit 18,006 0–1 2 April 20 Winnipeg 2–5 Vegas Brossoit 18,333 1–1 3 April 22 Vegas 5–4 Winnipeg 2OT Brossoit 15,325 2–1 4 April 24 Vegas 4–2 Winnipeg Brossoit 15,324 3–1 5 April 27 Winnipeg 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,476 4–1 Western Conference Second Round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Vegas won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Edmonton 4–6 Vegas Brossoit 18,243 1–0 2 May 6 Edmonton 5–1 Vegas Brossoit 18,504 1–1 3 May 8 Vegas 5–1 Edmonton Hill 18,347 2–1 4 May 10 Vegas 1–4 Edmonton Hill 18,347 2–2 5 May 12 Edmonton 3–4 Vegas Hill 18,519 3–2 6 May 14 Vegas 5–2 Edmonton Hill 18,347 4–2 Western Conference Final vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Vegas won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 19 Dallas 3–4 Vegas OT Hill 18,271 1–0 2 May 21 Dallas 2–3 Vegas OT Hill 18,358 2–0 3 May 23 Vegas 4–0 Dallas Hill 18,532 3–0 4 May 25 Vegas 2–3 Dallas OT Hill 18,532 3–1 5 May 27 Dallas 4–2 Vegas Hill 18,546 3–2 6 May 29 Vegas 6–0 Dallas Hill 18,532 4–2 Stanley Cup Final vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Vegas won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 3 Florida 2–5 Vegas Hill 18,432 1–0 2 June 5 Florida 2–7 Vegas Hill 18,561 2–0 3 June 8 Vegas 2–3 Florida OT Hill 19,735 2–1 4 June 10 Vegas 3–2 Florida Hill 19,986 3–1 5 June 13 Florida 3–9 Vegas Hill 19,058 4–1 Legend:

Player statistics Updated to games played June 13, 2023

Skaters

Regular season Player 67 27 39 66 +26 6 81 16 49 65 +12 26 76 28 29 57 +2 21 78 26 30 56 +11 16 73 11 43 54 +13 16 82 14 39 53 +14 10 55 8 33 41 +16 18 43 17 21 38 +11 10 82 14 22 36 30 65 14 16 30 +10 24 67 16 11 27 +2 12 56 16 9 25 +15 30 55 13 5 18 15 74 8 10 18 +6 68 81 3 14 17 +7 51 82 1 16 17 +17 51 † 23 6 10 16 +11 6 77 3 11 14 +30 29 54 6 7 13 +5 55 59 5 7 12 +10 41 18 7 2 9 +5 6 31 3 5 8 +1 6 14 2 4 6 2 † 18 2 4 6 14 9 1 1 2 0 4 10 0 2 2 0 10 0 2 2 +2 8 13 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 ‡ 22 0 0 0 8

Playoffs Player 22 6 20 26 +14 14 22 13 12 25 +17 14 22 11 13 24 +5 8 22 10 10 20 +3 30 22 7 11 18 +14 18 22 11 6 17 +11 2 22 4 10 14 +9 14 21 1 12 13 +8 10 22 3 8 11 +2 20 22 5 5 10 +4 31 16 5 5 10 +8 4 21 1 9 10 +9 29 22 2 6 8 +14 21 22 2 5 7 +13 4 22 2 4 6 +12 37 18 2 4 6 +2 26 22 2 3 5 +1 50 21 0 4 4 +7 10 6 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 37 36 2,171:22 21 13 3 96 2.65 1,132 .915 2 0 0 2 27 25 1,490:54 16 7 1 62 2.50 729 .916 0 0 1 2 11 10 636:02 7 0 3 23 2.17 317 .927 0 0 0 0 † 10 9 536:22 5 2 2 28 3.13 282 .901 1 0 0 2 2 2 120:00 2 0 0 5 2.50 70 .929 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 16 14 913:20 11 4 33 2.17 488 .932 2 0 0 2 8 8 433:22 5 2 23 3.18 216 .894 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Golden Knights. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only. ‡Denotes player was traded or waived mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only. Bold denotes new franchise record.

Transactions

The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

Trades * Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice. Date Details Ref To Toronto Maple LeafsNYR 3rd-round pick in 2022CHI 5th-round pick in 2022 To Vegas Golden KnightsWPG 3rd-round pick in 2022 To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2023 To Vegas Golden KnightsTBL 4th-round pick in 2022 To Carolina HurricanesMax PaciorettyDylan Coghlan To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2024 To Vegas Golden KnightsAdin Hill November 30, 2022 To Carolina HurricanesZack Hayes To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations February 22, 2023 To Arizona CoyotesShea Weber5th-round pick in 2023 To Vegas Golden KnightsDysin Mayo February 26, 2023 To St. Louis BluesZach Dean To Vegas Golden KnightsIvan Barbashev March 1, 2023 To Pittsburgh PenguinsPeter DiLiberatore3rd-round pick in 2024 To Vegas Golden KnightsTeddy Blueger March 2, 2023 To Columbus Blue JacketsMichael Hutchinson7th-round pick in 2025 To Vegas Golden KnightsJonathan Quick*

Players acquired