2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights season explained

League:NHL
Season:2024–25
Year:2024
Team:Vegas Golden Knights
Division:Pacific
Conference:Western
Record:0–0–0
Homerecord:0–0–0
Roadrecord:0–0–0
Goalsfor:0
Goalsagainst:0
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)
Tahoe Knight Monsters (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights season will be the eighth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The 2024 preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.[1]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[2]

2024–25 game log
Legend:

Transactions

See also: 2024–25 NHL transactions. The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024To Washington Capitals
Logan Thompson
To Vegas Golden Knights
NYI 3rd-round pick in 2024
3rd-round pick in 2025
[3]
June 29, 2024To New Jersey Devils
Paul Cotter
3rd-round pick in 2025
To Vegas Golden Knights
Alexander Holtz
Akira Schmid
[4]
June 29, 2024To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in 2024
To Vegas Golden Knights
6th-round pick in 2025
[5]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
1-year Free agency [6]
2-year [7]
1-year [8]
[9]
[10]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
3-year Free agency [11]
1-year [12]
5-year [13]
1-year [14]
2-year [15]
7-year [16]
Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) 1-year [17]
6-year [18]
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) 1-year [19]
Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) [20]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
2-year
[21]

Draft picks

See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks. Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2022, at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

RoundPlayerPos.NationalityTeam (League)
119Trevor ConnellyLWTri-City Storm (USHL)
383Pavel MoysevichGSKA Saint Petersburg (KHL)
6180Trent SwickLWKitchener Rangers (OHL)
7197Lucas Van ViletRWU.S. NTDP (USHL)

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights Announce Game Schedule for 2024-25 Preseason . NHL.com . June 20, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  2. Web site: NHL Announces 2024-25 Regular-Season Schedule for Vegas Golden Knights . NHL.com . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  3. Web site: Thompson traded to Capitals by Golden Knights . NHL.com . June 29, 2024.
  4. Web site: Golden Knights acquire Alexander Holtz, Akira Schmid from Devils for Paul Cotter, pick . Sportsnet.ca . June 29, 2024.
  5. Web site: Capitals grab late pick from Golden Knights at NHL Draft . sportsnet.ca . June 29, 2024.
  6. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights sign F Zach Aston-Reese to one-year, two-way contract . Sportsnet.ca . July 1, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  7. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights sign C Tanner Laczynski to two-year deal . Sportsnet.ca . July 1, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  8. Web site: Samsonov signs 1-year, $1.8 million contract with Golden Knights . NHL.com . July 1, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  9. Web site: Gaudio . Julian . Golden Knights Sign Two Players To League-Minimum Deals . The Hockey News . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  10. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights Sign Forward Victor Olofsson to One-Year Contract . Vegas Golden Knights . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  11. Web site: D'Amico . Sydney . Amadio returns . Ottawa Senators . July 1, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  12. Web site: Flames Sign Forward Anthony Mantha . Calgary Flames . July 1, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
  13. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Jonathan Marchessault on Five-Year, $27.5 Million Contract . Nashville Predators . July 1, 2024 . 1 July 2024 .
  14. Web site: Blackhawks Sign Veteran Alec Martinez to One-Year Deal . Chicago Blackhawks . July 1, 2024.
  15. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Goaltender Jiří Patera on a Two-Year, Two-Way Contract . Vancouver Canucks . July 1, 2024.
  16. Web site: Cup Winner Alert 2: Kraken Add Stephenson . Condor . Bob . Seattle Kraken . July 1, 2024.
  17. Web site: Шелдон Ремпал – в «Салавате»! . Sheldon Rempal is in Salavat! . hcsalavat.ru . July 2, 2024 . July 2, 2024 . ru.
  18. Web site: Canes Sign Carrier To Six-Year Contract . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.
  19. Web site: Zislis . Mikhail . Канадский центрфорвард Фрейз перейдет в «Локомотив» . Canadian center forward Froese will move to Lokomotiv . sport-express.ru . July 13, 2024 . July 14, 2024 . ru.
  20. Web site: Abbotsford sign Ahac to AHL contract . . July 23, 2024 . July 23, 2024 .
  21. Web site: Golden Knights Sign Akira Schmid To Two-Year Deal . The Hockey News . July 3, 2024 . July 3, 2024.