2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights season
{{short description|2nd season in team history}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2018–19
| year = 2018
| Team = Vegas Golden Knights
| Division = Pacific
| DivisionRank = 3rd
| Conference = Western
| ConferenceRank = 7th
| Record = 43–32–7
| HomeRecord = 24–12–5
| RoadRecord = 19–20–2
| GoalsFor = 249
| GoalsAgainst = 230
| GeneralManager = George McPhee
| Coach = Gerard Gallant
| Captain = Vacant
| AltCaptain = Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Deryk Engelland
Max Pacioretty
Reilly Smith
| Arena = T-Mobile Arena
| Attendance = 18,318{{cite web |title=2018-2019 NHL Attendance |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/attendance/_/year/2019 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=November 7, 2021}}
| MinorLeague = Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
| GoalsLeader = Jonathan Marchessault (25)
| AssistsLeader = Jonathan Marchessault
Reilly Smith (34)
| PointsLeader = Jonathan Marchessault (59)
| PlusMinusLeader = Nate Schmidt (+22)
| PIMLeader = Ryan Reaves (74)
| WinsLeader = Marc-Andre Fleury (35)
| GAALeader = Marc-Andre Fleury (2.51)
| DivisionWin =
| PresidentsTrophy =
| ConferenceWin =
| StanleyCup =
}}
The 2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights season was the second season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
The Golden Knights bolstered their lineup during the offseason with the signing of Paul Stastny, as well as the acquisition former Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty. They also acquired goal-scoring forward Mark Stone from the Ottawa Senators at the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year contract extension.{{cite web |title=VGK Sign Forward Mark Stone To Eight-Year Contract Extension |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vgk-sign-forward-mark-stone-to-eight-year-contract-extension/c-305594716 |website=NHL.com |access-date=October 19, 2020 |date=March 8, 2019}}
Prior to the season, the NHL suspended defenseman Nate Schmidt for 20 regular season games for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.{{cite web |title=Golden Knights defenceman Nate Schmidt suspended 20 games |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/golden-knights-nate-schmidt-suspended-20-games/ |website=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=September 4, 2018 |date=September 2, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Schmidt of Golden Knights suspended 20 games |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-nate-schmidt-suspended-for-performance-enhancing-substances/c-299924770 |website=NHL.com |access-date=September 4, 2018 |date=September 2, 2018}} On March 29, 2019, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot after the Arizona Coyotes' 3–2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche.{{cite web |title=Golden Knights clinch Stanley Cup Playoff berth |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-clinch-stanley-cup-playoff-spot/c-306267492 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 1, 2019 |date=March 29, 2019}}
Despite leading the series against the San Jose Sharks 3–1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Golden Knights were eliminated in seven games, after blowing a 3–0 3rd period lead in the deciding game following a controversial{{cite web |title=NHL apologizes to Vegas for bad penalty call in Game 7 loss to Sharks |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/sharks/nhl-apologizes-vegas-bad-penalty-call-game-7-loss-sharks |website=NBCSports.com |access-date=April 25, 2019 |date=April 25, 2019 |quote=Former NHL referee Kerry Fraser believes the five-minute major penalty that changed the course of Game 7 between the Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights was a bad call, and it turns out the league agrees.}} major penalty.{{cite web |title=Goodrow's OT goal caps Sharks 5-4 Game 7 win vs. Vegas |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nhl&id=26591330 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=April 24, 2019 |date=April 23, 2019 |quote=Jones, who was pulled for ineffectiveness in two of the first five games, made 34 saves to close out the series and give the Sharks their first comeback from 3-1 down in a series in seven tries.}}
Standings
{{2018–19 NHL Pacific Division standings|team=VGK}}
Schedule and results
=Preseason=
The preseason schedule was released on June 18, 2018.{{cite web |title=Golden Knights Announce Dates For Rookie Camp, Training Camp & Preseason |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-announce-dates-for-rookie-camp-training-camp--preseason/c-299094936 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 19, 2018 |date=June 18, 2018}}
=Regular season=
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.{{cite web |title=NHL Announces Golden Knights 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/nhl-announces-golden-knights-2018-19-regular-season-schedule/c-299168034 |website=NHL.com |access-date=October 1, 2018 |date=June 21, 2018}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
{{legend2|#fff|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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=Playoffs=
{{Main|2019 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
The Golden Knights faced the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the playoffs,{{cite web |title=Golden Knights 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Series Announced |url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-2019-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round-series-announced/c-306558410 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 7, 2019 |date=April 7, 2019}} and were defeated in seven games.{{cite web |last1=Satriano |first1=David |title=Sharks rally for OT victory against Golden Knights in Game 7 |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-san-jose-sharks-game-7-recap/c-306981370 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 24, 2019 |date=April 24, 2019}} They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Golden Knights defeated the Sharks in the second round in six games.{{cite web |last1=Gilmore |first1=Eric |title=Sharks secure home ice, end slide with OT win against Golden Knights |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-san-jose-sharks-game-recap/c-306277040 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 4, 2019 |date=March 30, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Sharks will play Golden Knights in first-round Western series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-play-san-jose-sharks-in-stanley-cup-playoffs-first-round/c-306329332 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 4, 2019 |date=March 31, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Adam |title=Golden Knights, Sharks officially set to meet in NHL playoffs |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/golden-knights-sharks-officially-set-to-meet-in-nhl-playoffs-1630643/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=April 4, 2019 |date=March 31, 2019}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
|}
Player statistics
=Skaters=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#333F42 5px solid; border-bottom:#B4975A 5px solid;"|Regular season ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Marchessault}} | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | +2 | 52 |
| {{sortname|William|Karlsson}} | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | +1 | 16 |
| {{sortname|Reilly|Smith}} | 74 | 19 | 34 | 53 | +13 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Alex|Tuch}} | 74 | 20 | 32 | 52 | +13 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Paul|Stastny}} | 50 | 13 | 29 | 42 | +14 | 30 |
| {{sortname|Cody|Eakin}} | 78 | 22 | 19 | 41 | +19 | 16 |
| {{sortname|Max|Pacioretty}} | 66 | 22 | 18 | 40 | −13 | 36 |
| {{sortname|Shea|Theodore}} | 79 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −4 | 20 |
| {{sortname|Nate|Schmidt}} | 61 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +22 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Colin|Miller|Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1992)}} | 65 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 44 |
| {{sortname|Ryan|Reaves}} | 80 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +1 | 74 |
| {{sortname|Brandon|Pirri}} | 31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | +7 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Ryan|Carpenter}} | 68 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −6 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Tomas|Nosek|Tomáš Nosek}} | 68 | 8 | 9 | 17 | −10 | 18 |
| {{sortname|Brayden|McNabb}} | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +11 | 52 |
| {{sortname|Pierre-Edouard|Bellemare|Pierre-Édouard Bellemare}} | 76 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +2 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Jon|Merrill}} | 57 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +16 | 53 |
| {{sortname|Nick|Holden}} | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | +5 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Oscar|Lindberg|Oscar Lindberg (ice hockey)}}‡ | 35 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +3 | 24 |
| {{sortname|Deryk|Engelland}} | 74 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −3 | 18 |
| {{sortname|Mark|Stone}}† | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +4 | 5 |
| {{sortname|William|Carrier}} | 54 | 8 | 1 | 9 | −4 | 29 |
| {{sortname|Brad|Hunt|Brad Hunt (ice hockey)}}‡ | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Erik|Haula}} | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 10 |
| {{sortname|Tomas|Hyka|Tomáš Hyka}} | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Valentin|Zykov|Valentin Zykov}}† | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Daniel|Carr|Daniel Carr (ice hockey)}} | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Schuldt}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#333F42 5px solid; border-bottom:#B4975A 5px solid;"| Playoffs | ||||||
| align=center
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|+/-|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
| {{sortname|Mark|Stone}} | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Max|Pacioretty}} | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +1 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Paul|Stastny}} | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Shea|Theodore}} | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Marchessault}} | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Reilly|Smith}} | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 0 |
| {{sortname|William|Karlsson}} | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Nate|Schmidt}} | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Colin|Miller|Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1992)}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Cody|Eakin}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 17 |
| {{sortname|Alex|Tuch}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Brayden|McNabb}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Deryk|Engelland}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| {{sortname|Nick|Holden}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Brandon|Pirri}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Pierre-Edouard|Bellemare|Pierre-Édouard Bellemare}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| {{sortname|William|Carrier}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| {{sortname|Ryan|Reaves}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 17 |
| {{sortname|Tomas|Nosek|Tomáš Nosek}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 14 |
| {{sortname|Jon|Merrill}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
{{col-end}}
=Goaltenders=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#333F42 5px solid; border-bottom:#B4975A 5px solid;"|Regular season ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|OT|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||||||||||
| {{sortname|Marc-Andre|Fleury|Marc-André Fleury}} | 61 | 61 | 3,635 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 152 | 2.51 | 1745 | .913 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Malcolm|Subban}} | 21 | 20 | 1,227 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 60 | 2.93 | 612 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Maxime|Lagace|Maxime Lagacé}} | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.03 | 31 | .871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#333F42 5px solid; border-bottom:#B4975A 5px solid;"| Playoffs | |||||||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"
! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||||||||||
| {{sortname|Marc-Andre|Fleury|Marc-André Fleury}} | 7 | 7 | 466:32 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 2.70 | 230 | .909 | 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 mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.
=Trades=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Date | colspan="2"|Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2018|06|23}} | valign="top"|To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2019 | valign="top"|To Vegas Golden Knights 7th-round pick in 2018 | ||
| {{start date|2018|09|10}}
| valign="top"|To Montreal Canadiens Tomas Tatar Nick Suzuki 2nd-round pick in 2019 | valign="top"|To Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2019|01|03}} | valign="top"|To Winnipeg Jets Jimmy Oligny | valign="top"|To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations | ||
| {{start date|2019|01|21}}
| valign="top"|To Minnesota Wild Brad Hunt 6th-round pick in 2019 | valign="top"|To Vegas Golden Knights Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019 | ||
| style="background:#eee;"
| {{start date|2019|02|25}} | valign="top"|To Ottawa Senators Erik Brannstrom Oscar Lindberg DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2020 | valign="top"|To Vegas Golden Knights Tobias Lindberg Mark Stone |
=Free agents=
=Waivers=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
=Contract terminations=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Player | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
{{col-2}}
=Retirement=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Date | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
{{col-end}}
=Signings=
Draft picks
{{See also|List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks}}
Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| class="wikitable" |
| Round
! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|61 | C | {{flagicon|Russia}} Russia | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|991 | D | {{flagicon|United States}} United States | Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|1152 | C | {{flagicon|United States}} United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|1353 | LW | {{flagicon|United States}} United States |
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|154 | D | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|1804 | D | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada | Salisbury School (USHS) |
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|185 | D | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada |
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|2085 | G | {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
Notes:
- The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018, that sent Derick Brassard to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.{{cite web |title=Brassard traded to Penguins in deal with Senators, Golden Knights |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/derick-brassard-traded-to-penguins-in-three-team-deal/c-296296042 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 8, 2018 |date=February 23, 2018}}
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured Vegas would select Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Tampa Bay in exchange for Nikita Gusev, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Bryan |title=Vegas selection of Jason Garrison frees up cap space for Lightning |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/vegas-selection-of-jason-garrison-frees-up-cap-space-for-lightning/c-290051440 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 8, 2018 |date=June 21, 2017}}
- The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on July 4, 2017, that sent Marcus Kruger to Carolina in exchange for this pick.{{cite web |title=Hurricanes acquire Kruger from Vegas |url=https://www.tsn.ca/hurricanes-acquire-kruger-from-vegas-1.796092 |website=TSN |access-date=June 8, 2018 |date=July 4, 2017}}
- The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on October 6, 2017, that sent Calvin Pickard to Toronto in exchange for Tobias Lindberg and this pick.{{cite web |title=Pickard acquired by Maple Leafs from Golden Knights |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-acquire-calvin-pickard-in-trade-with-vegas-golden-knights/c-291655732 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 8, 2018 |date=October 6, 2017}}
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.{{cite web |title=2018 NHL Draft Notes |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/notes-and-breakdown-from-2018-nhl-draft/c-299248514 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 27, 2018 |date=June 23, 2018}}
References
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