2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season was the seventh season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

During the season, Vegas started off hot, winning the first seven games, the most wins to start a season from a defending cup champion. The Golden Knights played in the 2024 Winter Classic, losing 3–0 to the Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Park on January 1, 2024.

After a 7–0 win against the Colorado Avalanche on November 4, Vegas struggled throughout the rest of the season, stumbling from first in the Western Conference to a wild card spot. This included a 4–5–1 February slump, and a 2–8–1 record between February 12 and March 7. On April 12, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth for the sixth time in their first seven seasons, following a 7–2 win over the Minnesota Wild and a 5–2 loss by the St. Louis Blues to the Carolina Hurricanes. In the playoffs, the Golden Knights faced the Dallas Stars, losing in seven games in the first round; despite taking a 2–0 series lead, Dallas went on to win four of the last five games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The 2023 preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.

2023 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 24 Vegas 2–5 San Jose Patera 9,785 0–1–0 2 September 25 Vegas 2–3 Colorado Patera 13,294 0–2–0 3 September 27 Los Angeles 4–3 Vegas OT Hill 17,427 0–2–1 4 September 29 Arizona 1–3 Vegas Thompson 17,501 1–2–1 5 October 3 San Jose 2–0 Vegas Hill 17,406 1–3–1 6 October 5 Colorado 3–4 Vegas Thompson 17,539 2–3–1 7 October 7 Vegas 7–4 Los Angeles Hill 15,080 3–3–1

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023. 2023–24 game logOctober: 9–0–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 4–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 Seattle 1–4 Vegas Hill 18,724 1–0–0 2 2 October 12 Vegas 4–1 San Jose Thompson 17,435 2–0–0 4 3 October 14 Anaheim 1–4 Vegas Hill 18,033 3–0–0 6 4 October 17 Dallas 2–3 Vegas SO Hill 17,612 4–0–0 8 5 October 19 Vegas 5–3 Winnipeg Thompson 11,521 5–0–0 10 6 October 21 Vegas 5–3 Chicago Hill 19,867 6–0–0 12 7 October 24 Philadelphia 2–3 Vegas Thompson 17,717 7–0–0 14 8 October 27 Chicago 4–3 Vegas OT Hill 18,338 7–0–1 15 9 October 28 Vegas 4–3 Los Angeles SO Thompson 18,145 8–0–1 17 10 October 30 Montreal 2–3 Vegas SO Hill 17,791 9–0–1 19 November: 6–5–3 (home: 3–2–0; road: 3–3–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Winnipeg 2–5 Vegas Thompson 17,878 10–0–1 21 12 November 4 Colorado 0–7 Vegas Hill 18,512 11–0–1 23 13 November 5 Vegas 2–4 Anaheim Thompson 15,720 11–1–1 23 14 November 8 Los Angeles 4–1 Vegas Hill 18,330 11–2–1 23 15 November 10 San Jose 0–5 Vegas Hill 18,423 12–2–1 25 16 November 14 Vegas 0–3 Washington Thompson 16,598 12–3–1 25 17 November 16 Vegas 6–5 Montreal Hill 21,105 13–3–1 27 18 November 18 Vegas 3–4 Philadelphia OT Thompson 18,113 13–3–2 28 19 November 19 Vegas 0–3 Pittsburgh Hill 18,120 13–4–2 28 20 November 22 Vegas 2–1 Dallas OT Hill 18,532 14–4–2 30 21 November 25 Arizona 2–0 Vegas Thompson 18,591 14–5–2 30 22 November 27 Vegas 1–2 Calgary OT Hill 17,031 14–5–3 31 23 November 28 Vegas 4–5 Edmonton SO Thompson 18,098 14–5–4 32 24 November 30 Vegas 4–1 Vancouver Hill 18,856 15–5–4 34 December: 7–5–1 (home: 5–1–1; road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 2 Washington 1–4 Vegas Thompson 18,140 16–5–4 36 26 December 4 St. Louis 2–1 Vegas OT Thompson 17,826 16–5–5 37 27 December 6 Vegas 6–3 St. Louis Thompson 18,096 17–5–5 39 28 December 9 Vegas 6–1 Dallas Thompson 18,532 18–5–5 41 29 December 10 San Jose 4–5 Vegas SO Patera 17,849 19–5–5 43 30 December 12 Calgary 4–5 Vegas OT Thompson 17,814 20–5–5 45 31 December 15 Buffalo 5–2 Vegas Thompson 18,008 20–6–5 45 32 December 17 Ottawa 3–6 Vegas Thompson 17,892 21–6–5 47 33 December 19 Vegas 3–6 Carolina Thompson 18,848 21–7–5 47 34 December 21 Vegas 4–5 Tampa Bay Patera 19,092 21–8–5 47 35 December 23 Vegas 2–4 Florida Patera 19,364 21–9–5 47 36 December 27 Vegas 2–5 Anaheim Thompson 15,109 21–10–5 47 37 December 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Vegas Thompson 18,595 22–10–5 49 January: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 1 Vegas 0–3 Seattle Thompson 47,313(outdoors) 22–11–5 49 39 January 4 Florida 4–1 Vegas Thompson 18,044 22–12–5 49 40 January 6 NY Islanders 2–5 Vegas Thompson 18,312 23–12–5 51 41 January 10 Vegas 0–3 Colorado Patera 18,039 23–13–5 51 42 January 11 Boston 1–2 Vegas OT Thompson 18,209 24–13–5 53 43 January 13 Calgary 3–1 Vegas Thompson 17,858 24–14–5 53 44 January 15 Nashville 1–4 Vegas Thompson 17,719 25–14–5 55 45 January 18 NY Rangers 1–5 Vegas Thompson 18,149 26–14–5 57 46 January 20 Pittsburgh 2–3 Vegas Thompson 18,319 27–14–5 59 47 January 22 Vegas 5–6 New Jersey OT Thompson 16,514 27–14–6 60 48 January 23 Vegas 3–2 NY Islanders Hill 16,077 28–14–6 62 49 January 26 Vegas 5–2 NY Rangers Hill 18,006 29–14–6 64 50 January 27 Vegas 2–5 Detroit Thompson 19,515 29–15–6 64 February: 4–5–1 (home: 1–4–0; road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 6 Edmonton 1–3 Vegas Hill 18,433 30–15–6 66 52 February 8 Vegas 3–2 Arizona Hill 4,600 31–15–6 68 53 February 12 Minnesota 5–3 Vegas Hill 18,207 31–16–6 68 54 February 17 Carolina 3–1 Vegas Hill 18,355 31–17–6 68 55 February 19 Vegas 4–0 San Jose Thompson 13,673 32–17–6 70 56 February 20 Nashville 5–3 Vegas Hill 17,727 32–18–6 70 57 February 22 Toronto 7–3 Vegas Thompson 18,188 32–19–6 70 58 February 24 Vegas 3–4 Ottawa SO Thompson 19,197 32–19–7 71 59 February 27 Vegas 6–2 Toronto Hill 18,907 33–19–7 73 60 February 29 Vegas 4–5 Boston Hill 17,850 33–20–7 73 March: 8–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 Vegas 2–7 Buffalo Thompson 16,693 33–21–7 73 62 March 4 Vegas 3–6 Columbus Hill 17,338 33–22–7 73 63 March 7 Vancouver 3–1 Vegas Hill 18,054 33–23–7 73 64 March 9 Detroit 3–5 Vegas Hill 18,401 34–23–7 75 65 March 12 Vegas 5–4 Seattle OT Hill 17,151 35–23–7 77 66 March 14 Vegas 1–4 Calgary Hill 16,998 35–24–7 77 67 March 17 New Jersey 1–3 Vegas Thompson 18,234 36–24–7 79 68 March 19 Tampa Bay 5–3 Vegas Hill 17,789 36–25–7 79 69 March 21 Seattle 1–3 Vegas Thompson 18,033 37–25–7 81 70 March 23 Columbus 2–4 Vegas Hill 18,225 38–25–7 83 71 March 25 Vegas 2–1 St. Louis OT Thompson 18,096 39–25–7 85 72 March 26 Vegas 4–5 Nashville OT Patera 17,778 39–25–8 86 73 March 28 Vegas 4–1 Winnipeg Thompson 15,225 40–25–8 88 74 March 30 Vegas 2–1 Minnesota OT Thompson 19,178 41–25–8 90 April: 4–4–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 0–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 2 Vancouver 3–6 Vegas Thompson 18,366 42–25–8 92 76 April 5 Vegas 4–7 Arizona Thompson 4,600 42–26–8 92 77 April 8 Vegas 3–4 Vancouver Thompson 18,899 42–27–8 92 78 April 10 Vegas 1–5 Edmonton Hill 18,347 42–28–8 92 79 April 12 Minnesota 2–7 Vegas Thompson 18,415 43–28–8 94 80 April 14 Colorado 3–4 Vegas OT Hill 18,239 44–28–8 96 81 April 16 Chicago 1–3 Vegas Thompson 18,222 45–28–8 98 82 April 18 Anaheim 4–1 Vegas Hill 18,109 45–29–8 98 Legend:

Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffsWestern Conference first round vs. (C1) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 22 Vegas 4–3 Dallas Thompson 18,532 1–0 2 April 24 Vegas 3–1 Dallas Thompson 18,532 2–0 3 April 27 Dallas 3–2 Vegas OT Thompson 18,536 2–1 4 April 29 Dallas 4–2 Vegas Thompson 18,333 2–2 5 May 1 Vegas 2–3 Dallas Hill 18,532 2–3 6 May 3 Dallas 0–2 Vegas Hill 18,432 3–3 7 May 5 Vegas 1–2 Dallas Hill 19,046 3–4 Legend:

Player statistics Updated to games played May 5, 2024 Skaters

Regular season Player 82 42 27 69 40 63 31 37 68 +4 27 70 30 30 60 +15 22 56 16 37 53 +1 22 75 16 35 51 25 82 19 26 45 +15 42 47 5 37 42 +4 6 70 13 28 41 +8 29 64 4 29 33 24 73 14 13 27 +4 16 82 4 22 26 +18 37 76 7 18 25 41 47 13 11 24 +8 12 72 8 11 19 39 79 8 10 18 49 55 4 13 17 6 61 2 12 14 32 † 19 2 10 12 +6 2 73 2 10 12 43 † 18 3 7 10 +6 8 41 2 8 10 +12 17 26 1 8 9 +12 8 39 6 2 8 +3 16 15 2 6 8 2 9 3 1 4 0 † 6 2 2 4 0 9 2 1 3 4 20 1 2 3 +2 0 ‡ 17 1 0 1 12 2 0 1 1 +1 0 16 0 1 1 4 †‡ 2 0 0 0 2 ‡ 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2

Playoffs Player 7 3 4 7 0 0 7 2 3 5 0 7 2 3 5 +5 0 7 2 2 4 +1 2 7 0 4 4 +3 0 7 3 0 3 2 4 1 1 2 +2 0 7 1 1 2 +1 0 7 0 2 2 +4 0 7 1 0 1 +1 6 7 1 0 1 2 7 0 1 1 8 7 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 +1 4 7 0 0 0 +2 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 46 42 2,645:28 25 14 5 119 2.70 1,298 .908 1 0 3 0 35 35 1,968:49 19 12 2 89 2.71 957 .909 2 0 1 0 6 5 316:46 1 3 1 21 3.98 196 .893 0 0 0 0 Playoffs Player 4 4 255:00 2 2 10 2.35 127 .921 0 0 0 0 3 3 176:17 1 2 5 1.70 72 .931 1 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 2023–24 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 June 28, 2023 To Pittsburgh PenguinsReilly Smith To Vegas Golden KnightsVGK 3rd-round pick in 2024 June 29, 2023 To Columbus Blue Jackets7th-round pick in 2023 To Vegas Golden Knights7th-round pick in 2024 March 5, 2023 To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 20244th-round pick in 2026 To Vegas Golden KnightsAnthony Mantha* March 6, 2024 To Philadelphia Flyers5th-round pick in 2024 To Vegas Golden KnightsNoah Hanifin* March 6, 2024 To Calgary FlamesDaniil Miromanovconditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or     1st-round pick in 2026conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or     3rd-round pick in 2025 To Vegas Golden KnightsMikhail Vorobyev March 8, 2024 To San Jose SharksDavid Edstrom1st-round pick in 2025 To Vegas Golden KnightsTomas Hertl*3rd-round pick in 20253rd-round pick in 2027

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Mason Geertsen New Jersey Devils 2-year Free agency Mason Morelli Hershey Bears (AHL) Gage Quinney Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Grigori Denisenko Florida Panthers Waivers Tobias Bjornfot Los Angeles Kings

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Teddy Blueger Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency Laurent Brossoit Winnipeg Jets Connor Corcoran Bakersfield Condors (AHL) Jonathan Quick New York Rangers Maxim Marushev Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) Tryout Spencer Foo Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 3-year Brayden Pachal Calgary Flames Waivers Marcus Kallionkieli Kiekko–Espoo (Mestis) 1-year Free agency Termination Tobias Bjornfot Florida Panthers Waivers Ivan Morozov Spartak Moscow (KHL) 2-year Free agency Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2024–25 season.

Signings Date Player Term Ref Ivan Barbashev 5-year Brayden Pachal 2-year Adin Hill Jiri Patera 1-year David Edstrom 3-year Pavel Dorofeyev 1-year Brett Howden 2-year Jakub Demek 3-year Ben Hemmerling Jordan Gustafson Ben Hutton 2-year Mathieu Cataford 3-year Noah Hanifin 8-year Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2024–25 season.

Draft picks