League: | NHL |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Vegas Golden Knights |
Division: | Pacific |
Divisionrank: | 4th |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 8th |
Record: | 45–29–8 |
Homerecord: | 27–12–2 |
Roadrecord: | 18–17–6 |
Goalsfor: | 267 |
Goalsagainst: | 245 |
Generalmanager: | Kelly McCrimmon |
Coach: | Bruce Cassidy |
Captain: | Mark Stone |
Altcaptain: | Jack Eichel William Karlsson Alex Pietrangelo |
Arena: | T-Mobile Arena |
Minorleague: | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Jonathan Marchessault (42) |
Assistsleader: | Jack Eichel Mark Stone Shea Theodore (37) |
Pointsleader: | Jonathan Marchessault (69) |
Plusminusleader: | Brayden McNabb (+18) |
Pimleader: | Keegan Kolesar (49) |
Winsleader: | Logan Thompson (25) |
Gaaleader: | Logan Thompson (2.70) |
The 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season was the seventh season for the National Hockey League 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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
The 2023 preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.[4]
2023 preseason game log: 3–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 1–2–0) | ||||||||||
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1 | September 24 | Vegas | 2–5 | 9,785 | 0–1–0 | [5] | ||||
2 | September 25 | Vegas | 2–3 | Patera | 13,294 | 0–2–0 | [6] | |||
3 | September 27 | 4–3 | Vegas | OT | 17,427 | 0–2–1 | [7] | |||
4 | September 29 | 1–3 | Vegas | 17,501 | 1–2–1 | [8] | ||||
5 | October 3 | San Jose | 2–0 | Vegas | Hill | 17,406 | 1–3–1 | [9] | ||
6 | October 5 | Colorado | 3–4 | Vegas | Thompson | 17,539 | 2–3–1 | [10] | ||
7 | October 7 | Vegas | 7–4 | Los Angeles | Hill | 15,080 | 3–3–1 | [11] |
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[12]
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See main article: 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Updated to games played May 5, 2024
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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.
See also: 2023–24 NHL transactions. The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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June 28, 2023 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Reilly Smith | To Vegas Golden Knights VGK 3rd-round pick in 2024 | [106] | |
June 29, 2023 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 7th-round pick in 2023 | To Vegas Golden Knights 7th-round pick in 2024 | [107] | |
March 5, 2023 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2026 | To Vegas Golden Knights Anthony Mantha | [108] | |
March 6, 2024 | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights Noah Hanifin | [109] | |
March 6, 2024 | To Calgary Flames Daniil Miromanov conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 or 1st-round pick in 2026 conditional 2nd-round pick in 2025 or 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden Knights Mikhail Vorobyev | [110] | |
March 8, 2024 | To San Jose Sharks David Edstrom 1st-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden Knights Tomas Hertl 3rd-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2027 | [111] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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2-year | Free agency | [112] | |||
Hershey Bears (AHL) | |||||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | [113] | ||||
Waivers | [114] | ||||
[115] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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1-year | Free agency | [116] | ||||
[117] | ||||||
Bakersfield Condors (AHL) | [118] | |||||
[119] | ||||||
Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | Tryout | [120] | ||||
Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 3-year | [121] | ||||
Waivers | [122] | |||||
Kiekko–Espoo (Mestis) | 1-year | Free agency | [123] | |||
Termination | [124] | |||||
Waivers | [125] | |||||
Spartak Moscow (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [126] | |||
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2024–25 season. |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |||
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5-year | [127] | |||||
2-year | [128] | |||||
[129] | ||||||
1-year | [130] | |||||
3-year | [131] | |||||
1-year | [132] | |||||
2-year | [133] | |||||
3-year | [134] | |||||
[135] | ||||||
[136] | ||||||
2-year | [137] | |||||
3-year | [138] | |||||
8-year | [139] | |||||
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2024–25 season. |
See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks. Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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1 | 32 | David Edstrom | C | Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell) | ||
3 | 77 | Mathieu Cataford | C | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | ||
96 | Arttu Karki | D | Tappara (U20 SM-sarja) | |||
6 | 192 | Tuomas Uronen | RW | HIFK (U20 SM-sarja) |