The 2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season was the fifth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. Despite high expectations entering the season,[1] [2] the Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, as they were eliminated from playoff contention following a 4–3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on April 27, 2022.[3]
The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[4] Due to COVID-19-related postponements and the NHL's withdrawal from Olympic participation, substantial updates to the schedule were published on January 19, 2022.[5]
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Legend: |
Updated to games played April 29, 2022
76 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +3 | 36 | ||
79 | 21 | 43 | 64 | +5 | 26 | ||
78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | +6 | 24 | ||
80 | 13 | 31 | 44 | +7 | 42 | ||
78 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +4 | 18 | ||
78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +12 | 51 | ||
56 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +4 | 8 | ||
39 | 19 | 18 | 37 | +8 | 33 | ||
67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +3 | 10 | ||
37 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +7 | 8 | ||
34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | +3 | 10 | ||
67 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +3 | 21 | ||
77 | 7 | 17 | 24 | –6 | 68 | ||
63 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +7 | 34 | ||
47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +9 | 12 | ||
59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +21 | 20 | ||
† | 53 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +10 | 42 | ||
52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 38 | ||
58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +7 | 32 | ||
59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −5 | 18 | ||
26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 4 | ||
25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 6 | ||
41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 8 | ||
30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
†‡ | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 | |
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | ||
‡ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | ||
‡ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
44 | 44 | 2,546:39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 120 | 2.83 | 1,288 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
24 | 21 | 1,281:23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 2.90 | 588 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | 17 | 1,097:44 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 2.68 | 569 | .914 | 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/italics denotes franchise record.
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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July 24, 2021 | To Detroit Red Wings NJD 2nd-round pick in 2021 | To Vegas Golden Knights 2nd-round pick in 2021 TBL 4th-round pick in 2021 | [94] | |
To Chicago Blackhawks Marc-Andre Fleury | To Vegas Golden Knights Mikael Hakkarainen | [95] | ||
To Ottawa Senators Nick Holden VAN 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Vegas Golden Knights Evgenii Dadonov | [96] | ||
To New York Rangers Ryan Reaves | To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2022 | [97] | ||
To Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs Alex Tuch Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights Jack Eichel Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 or 2024 | [98] | ||
To Montreal Canadiens Evgenii Dadonov | [99] |
On March 21, 2022, the date of the NHL's trade deadline, the Golden Knights attempted to trade forward Evgenii Dadonov and a 2nd-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman John Moore and the contract of retired forward Ryan Kesler.[100] However, the trade was voided by the NHL on March 23, as Dadonov's limited no-trade clause had not been complied with.[101]
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [102] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | [103] | ||||
Toronto Maple Leafs | Waivers | [104] | ||||
Waivers | [105] | |||||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [106] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [107] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [108] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [109] | ||||
2-year | Free agency | [110] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [111] | ||||
Belleville Senators (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [112] | |||
Mutual termination | [113] | |||||
TPS (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [114] | |||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [115] | |||
Waivers | [116] | |||||
Barys Nur-Sultan (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [117] | |||
Waivers | [118] | |||||
Waivers | [119] | |||||
Waivers | [120] | |||||
SC Bern (NL) | 3-year | Free agency | [121] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | |
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2-year | Re-signing | ||||
1-year | Re-signing | ||||
3-year | Re-signing | [122] | |||
1-year | Re-signing | ||||
2-year | Re-signing | [123] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [124] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [125] | |||
6-year | Extension | [126] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [127] | |||
2-year | Extension | [128] | |||
3-year | Extension | ||||
3-year | Extension | ||||
2-year | Extension | [129] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [130] | |||
2-year | Entry-level | [131] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [132] | |||
2-year | Extension | [133] |
See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks. Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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1 | 30 | Zach Dean | C | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) | ||
2 | 38 | Daniil Chayka | D | CSKA Moscow (KHL) | ||
4 | 102 | Jakub Brabenec | C | HC Kometa Brno (ELH) | ||
4 | 128 | Jakub Demek | C | HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga) | ||
6 | 190 | Artur Cholach | D | Sokil Kyiv (PHL) | ||
7 | 222 | Carl Lindbom | G | Djurgardens IF (J20 SuperElit) |