2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season
{{Short description|National Hockey League season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2022–23
| year = 2022
| Team = Vegas Golden Knights
| Division = Pacific
| DivisionRank = 1st
| Conference = Western
| ConferenceRank = 1st
| Record = 51–22–9
| HomeRecord = 25–15–1
| RoadRecord = 26–7–8
| GoalsFor = 272
| GoalsAgainst = 229
| GeneralManager = Kelly McCrimmon
| Coach = Bruce Cassidy
| Captain = Mark Stone
| AltCaptain = Alex Pietrangelo
Reilly Smith
| Arena = T-Mobile Arena
| MinorLeague = Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)
| GoalsLeader = Jonathan Marchessault (28)
| AssistsLeader = Chandler Stephenson (49)
| PointsLeader = Jack Eichel (66)
| PlusMinusLeader = Alec Martinez (+30)
| PIMLeader = Keegan Kolesar (68)
| WinsLeader = Logan Thompson (21)
| GAALeader = Laurent Brossoit (2.17)
| DivisionWin = yes
| PresidentsTrophy =
| ConferenceWin = yes
| StanleyCup = yes
}}
The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
On March 30, 2023, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth after the Nashville Predators lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins, returning to the playoffs after missing the previous postseason.{{cite web |title=Golden Knights clinch playoff berth with Predators loss to Penguins |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-clinch-playoff-berth-with-predators-loss-to-penguins/c-342922248 |website=NHL.com |access-date=March 30, 2023 |date=March 30, 2023}} The Golden Knights then clinched their third Pacific Division championship, as well as the first seed in the Western Conference, with a victory over the Seattle Kraken on April 13, 2023.{{cite web |last=Delos Santos |first=Paul |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-seattle-kraken-game-recap/c-343164732 |title=Golden Knights defeat Kraken, win Pacific Division, Western Conference |website=NHL.com |date=April 14, 2023 |access-date=April 14, 2023}}
For the fourth time in their six-year history, the Golden Knights advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in team history.{{cite web |last1=Baird |first1=Taylor |title=Golden Knights shut out Stars in Game 6, advance to Stanley Cup Final |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/vegas-golden-knights-dallas-stars-game-6-recap/c-344416506 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 29, 2023 |date=May 29, 2023}} The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup.{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Dan |title=Golden Knights win Stanley Cup with Game 5 victory against Panthers |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap/c-344649394 |website=NHL.com |access-date=June 13, 2023 |date=June 13, 2023}}
Standings
=Divisional standings=
{{2022–23 NHL standings|Pacific}}
=Conference standings=
{{2022–23 NHL standings|Western Conference Wild Card}}
Schedule and results
=Preseason=
The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vegas-golden-knights-announce-dates-for-2022-23-preseason-schedule/c-334831456|title=Vegas Golden Knights Announce Dates for 2022-23 Preseason Schedule|website=NHL.com|date=July 6, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2022}}
=Regular season=
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-releases-2022-23-regular-season-schedule/c-334820504|title=NHL releases 2022-23 regular-season schedule|website=NHL.com|date=July 6, 2022|access-date=August 31, 2022}}
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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|2023 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
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Player statistics
Updated to games played June 13, 2023
=Skaters=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#B9975B 5px solid; border-bottom:#333F48 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web|title=2022–23 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Skaters|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.38&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=October 12, 2022}} ! 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|Jack|Eichel}} | 67 | 27 | 39 | 66 | +26 | 6 |
{{sortname|Chandler|Stephenson}} | 81 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +12 | 26 |
{{sortname|Jonathan|Marchessault}} | 76 | 28 | 29 | 57 | +2 | 21 |
{{sortname|Reilly|Smith}} | 78 | 26 | 30 | 56 | +11 | 16 |
{{sortname|Alex|Pietrangelo}} | 73 | 11 | 43 | 54 | +13 | 16 |
{{sortname|William|Karlsson}} | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +14 | 10 |
{{sortname|Shea|Theodore}} | 55 | 8 | 33 | 41 | +16 | 18 |
{{sortname|Mark|Stone}} | 43 | 17 | 21 | 38 | +11 | 10 |
{{sortname|Phil|Kessel}} | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | {{sort | |
7|–7}} | 30 | |||||
{{sortname|Nicolas|Roy}} | 65 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +10 | 24 |
{{sortname|Michael|Amadio}} | 67 | 16 | 11 | 27 | +2 | 12 |
{{sortname|William|Carrier}} | 56 | 16 | 9 | 25 | +15 | 30 |
{{sortname|Paul|Cotter}} | 55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | {{sort | |
5|–5}} | 15 | |||||
{{sortname|Keegan|Kolesar}} | 74 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +6 | 68 |
{{sortname|Nicolas|Hague}} | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +7 | 51 |
{{sortname|Brayden|McNabb}} | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +17 | 51 |
{{sortname|Ivan|Barbashev}}† | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +11 | 6 |
{{sortname|Alec|Martinez}} | 77 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +30 | 29 |
{{sortname|Brett|Howden}} | 54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 55 |
{{sortname|Zach|Whitecloud}} | 59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 41 |
{{sortname|Pavel|Dorofeyev}} | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 6 |
{{sortname|Ben|Hutton|dab=ice hockey}} | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
{{sortname|Daniil|Miromanov}} | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | {{sort | |
6|–6}} | 2 | |||||
{{sortname|Teddy|Blueger}}† | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | {{sort | |
2|–2}} | 14 | |||||
{{sortname|Byron|Froese}} | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
{{sortname|Kaedan|Korczak}} | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | {{sort | |
3|–3}} | 0 | |||||
{{sortname|Brayden|Pachal}} | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
{{sortname|Jonas|Rondbjerg|Jonas Røndbjerg}} | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | {{sort | |
5|–5}} | 4 | |||||
{{sortname|Sheldon|Rempal}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort | |
2|–2}} | 0 | |||||
{{sortname|Jake|Leschyshyn}}‡ | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | {{sort | |
7|–7}} | 8 |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#B9975B 5px solid; border-bottom:#333F48 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web|title=2023 Playoffs – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Skaters|url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.38&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=April 21, 2023}} ! 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|Jack|Eichel}} | 22 | 6 | 20 | 26 | +14 | 14 |
{{sortname|Jonathan|Marchessault}} | 22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +17 | 14 |
{{sortname|Mark|Stone}} | 22 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +5 | 8 |
{{sortname|Chandler|Stephenson}} | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | +3 | 30 |
{{sortname|Ivan|Barbashev}} | 22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +14 | 18 |
{{sortname|William|Karlsson}} | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 2 |
{{sortname|Reilly|Smith}} | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 14 |
{{sortname|Shea|Theodore}} | 21 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +8 | 10 |
{{sortname|Nicolas|Roy}} | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +2 | 20 |
{{sortname|Brett|Howden}} | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 31 |
{{sortname|Michael|Amadio}} | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 |
{{sortname|Alex|Pietrangelo}} | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +9 | 29 |
{{sortname|Zach|Whitecloud}} | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +14 | 21 |
{{sortname|Alec|Martinez}} | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +13 | 4 |
{{sortname|Nicolas|Hague}} | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +12 | 37 |
{{sortname|William|Carrier}} | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 26 |
{{sortname|Keegan|Kolesar}} | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 50 |
{{sortname|Brayden|McNabb}} | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 10 |
{{sortname|Teddy|Blueger}} | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 |
{{sortname|Phil|Kessel}} | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
{{sortname|Brayden|Pachal}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Ben|Hutton|dab=ice hockey}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{col-end}}
=Goaltenders=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#B9975B 5px solid; border-bottom:#333F48 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2022–23 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Goalies |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.38&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=October 12, 2022}} ! 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|Logan|Thompson}} | 37 | 36 | 2,171:22 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 96 | 2.65 | 1,132 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Adin|Hill}} | 27 | 25 | 1,490:54 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 2.50 | 729 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
{{sortname|Laurent|Brossoit}} | 11 | 10 | 636:02 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 2.17 | 317 | .927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{sortname|Jonathan|Quick}}† | 10 | 9 | 536:22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 3.13 | 282 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Jiri|Patera|Jiří Patera (ice hockey)}} | 2 | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 70 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#B9975B 5px solid; border-bottom:#333F48 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web |title=2023 Playoffs – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Goalies |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20222023&seasonTo=20222023&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.38&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins&page=0&pageSize=50|publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=April 21, 2023}} | |||||||||||||
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}} | |||||||||||||
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{{sortname|Adin|Hill}} | 16 | 14 | 913:20 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 2.17 | 488 | .932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Laurent|Brossoit}} | 8 | 8 | 433:22 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 3.18 | 216 | .894 | 0 | 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
{{See also|2022–23 NHL transactions}}
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 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.
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style="width: 10em;"|Date | colspan=2 |Details | style="width: 2.5em;"|Ref |
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{{start date|2022|07|08}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Toronto Maple Leafs NYR 3rd-round pick in 2022 CHI 5th-round pick in 2022 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights WPG 3rd-round pick in 2022 | ||
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| {{start date|2022|07|08}} | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2023 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights TBL 4th-round pick in 2022 | ||
{{start date|2022|07|13}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Carolina Hurricanes Max Pacioretty Dylan Coghlan | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations | ||
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| {{start date|2022|08|29}} | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"|To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2024 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Adin Hill | ||
November 30, 2022
| valign="top"| To Carolina Hurricanes Zack Hayes | valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations | ||
bgcolor="eeeeee"
| February 22, 2023 | valign="top"| To Arizona Coyotes Shea Weber 5th-round pick in 2023 | valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Dysin Mayo | ||
February 26, 2023
| valign="top"| To St. Louis Blues Zach Dean | valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev | ||
bgcolor="eeeeee"
| March 1, 2023 | valign="top"| To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter DiLiberatore 3rd-round pick in 2024 | valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Teddy Blueger | ||
March 2, 2023
| valign="top"| To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Hutchinson 7th-round pick in 2025 | valign="top"| To Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Quick* |
=Players acquired=
=Players lost=
=Signings=
Draft picks
{{See also|List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks}}
Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
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Round
! # ! Player ! Pos. ! Nationality ! Team (League) |
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style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|48 | C | {{flagu|Czech Republic}} | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|79 | C | {{flagu|Canada}} |
style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|128 | G | {{flagu|Canada}} | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|145 | C | {{flagu|Canada}} |
style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|177 | RW | {{flagu|Canada}} | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|209 | D | {{flagu|Canada}} |
Notes
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References
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