Vegas Golden Knights
12-5-226 PTS2nd in the Pacific divisionNHL
Playoff odds
95%
Power play
26.3 %
Penalty kill
76.5 %
Goals per game
3.32
Goals against
2.63
Faceoffs
50.8 %
Playoff odds
All 32 teams →Make playoffs
95%
Top 3 in division
92%
Win the division
30%
Projected points
104
95–113
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 111 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 122 pts
Expected goals are kinder: Vegas Golden Knights has been unlucky, and that should turn.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 19.6 WAR (21st of 32)
- Mark Stone3.8
- Mitch Marner3.7
- Jack Eichel3.5
- Parker Wotherspoon1.5
- Brayden McNabb1.5
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.1 win
- Noah Hanifin (6 g.)−0.1
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
+10
→ Stable
- RESResults
- →
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- →
- PPPower play
- ↑↑
- PKPenalty kill
- ↑
- GOALGoaltending
- ↓
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
87/ 100
5 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 9 games, last season still counts for 69%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
+10
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 71
- →
- DEFDefense
- 94
- →
- PPPower play
- 96
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 68
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 35
- ↑
- POSPossession
- 83
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 72
- →
Why Vegas Golden Knights is stable
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 101.1 → 104.9, stable (+1.2 per season); improving: the power play and the penalty kill; slipping: goaltending.
- EV xGF/60: 2.57 → 2.68 (↑ 4.1%, better)
- EV xGA/60: 2.22 → 2.29 (↑ 3.1%, worse)
- PP xGF/60: 9.80 → 9.66 (↓ 1.4%, worse)
- PK xGA/60: 6.16 → 6.01 (↓ 2.5%, better)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 0.873 → 1.200 (↑ 37.5%, better)
- Roster: 3 key players rising, 4 declining, 11 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from goaltending; the core is stable.
- Early season (9 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | +10 | +11 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | +12 | +11 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | +17 | +21 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +9 | +12 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | -17 | -9 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +30 | +24 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | 0 | +2 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | +1 | +1 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · +1 (core +5)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus AnderssonD · 29 · core | ↑ +26 | +32 | +15 | +6 | +8 | +3 | -9 | 0 |
| Mitch MarnerW · 29 · core | → -1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | +12 | -5 | 0 |
| Jack EichelC · 29 · core | → 0 | +2 | +3 | -3 | +1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea TheodoreD · 31 · core | → +1 | -8 | +10 | +1 | -4 | +12 | -1 | -15 |
| Tomas HertlC · 32 · core | ↓ -13 | -1 | -36 | 0 | +2 | -2 | -2 | -15 |
| Parker WotherspoonD · 29 · core | ↑ +12 | +12 | -7 | +1 | +21 | +5 | -1 | 0 |
| Noah HanifinD · 29 | ↓ -16 | -9 | -22 | -20 | -4 | +21 | -1 | 0 |
| Brayden McNabbD · 35 | → +4 | +7 | +4 | +8 | -13 | +1 | 0 | -30 |
| Mark StoneW · 34 | ↑ +11 | +4 | +4 | +17 | +1 | +7 | +1 | -30 |
| Ivan BarbashevW · 30 | → +1 | -1 | -8 | -5 | +8 | +2 | +15 | -15 |
| Jeremy LauzonD · 29 | → +8 | +12 | +6 | -10 | +3 | +7 | +2 | 0 |
| Victor OlofssonW · 31 | ↓ -12 | -2 | -29 | -10 | -5 | +6 | +13 | -15 |
| Nic DowdC · 36 | ↓↓ -35 | -31 | -33 | -19 | -2 | -1 | +2 | -30 |
| Braeden BowmanW · 23 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Brett HowdenC · 28 | → +7 | -1 | +15 | +1 | -4 | +2 | +15 | 0 |
| Marc GatcombC · 27 | → -8 | +13 | -37 | -12 | -5 | +15 | 0 | 0 |
| William KarlssonC · 33 | → -1 | -5 | +8 | +1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -30 |
| Alexander HoltzW · 24 | → +2 | +1 | 0 | +2 | +3 | 0 | -1 | +15 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Vegas Golden Knights story
Founded after the franchise was awarded on March 1, 2017, the club began play in the 2017-18 season and immediately reshaped expectations for expansion teams. Playing home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, the organization represented the first major professional sports franchise for the city and quickly established itself on the national stage. Their inaugural postseason run produced 13 playoff wins and a trip to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, an uncommon achievement for a new franchise.
Success did not end with that first run. The Golden Knights qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in eight of their first nine seasons, and in 2023 the club returned to the Stanley Cup Final and captured its first championship in the sixth season of existence, becoming the fastest expansion team to win the Cup in NHL history. The franchise’s rapid climb from newcomer to champion has become a defining narrative of its early era and a benchmark for future expansion teams.
Ownership and leadership have been central to the club’s identity. The franchise is primarily owned by Black Knight Sports and Entertainment, a consortium led by Bill Foley, with Adrienne Maloof holding a minority stake. On the ice, Mark Stone serves as captain and Ryan Craig is the head coach. The team has also retired the number 1 in honor of the victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas shooting, a gesture that underscores the organization’s connection to its community.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 2017
- Stanley Cups
- 1
- First season
- 2017-18
- City
- Clark County
- Home
- T-Mobile Arena
- Seats
- 20,000
- Head coach
- Ryan Craig
- Captain
- Mark Stone
Stanley Cups
- 2022-23
MascotChance the Gila MonsterRetired numbers
- 58In Honor of the Victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas Shooting
Captains
- Mark Stone2020-21 – Present
- (No Captain)2017-18 – 2019-20
Head coaches
- Ryan CraigSept. 29, 2026 – Present
- John TortorellaMarch 30 – June 14, 2026
- Bruce CassidyOct. 11, 2022 – March 28, 2026
- Peter DeBoerJan. 16, 2020 – April 29, 2022
- Gerard GallantOct. 6, 2017 – Jan. 14, 2020
Fun facts: Vegas Golden Knights
Do the Vegas Golden Knights play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 12, 2026, against the Utah Mammoth, at 9:30 p.m..
What channel is the Vegas Golden Knights game on?
Their next game is carried by TNT, truTV, HBO MAX.
What is the Vegas Golden Knights record?
12-5-2, good for 26 points in 19 games, 2nd in the Pacific division.
Who leads the Vegas Golden Knights in scoring?
Jack Eichel, with 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists).
Where do the Vegas Golden Knights play?
At T-Mobile Arena in Clark County, which seats 20,000.
Who is the Vegas Golden Knights captain?
Mark Stone wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Vegas Golden Knights?
Ryan Craig is the head coach.
How many Stanley Cups have the Vegas Golden Knights won?
1, the most recent in 2022-23.
Which numbers have the Vegas Golden Knights retired?
1 : 58 In Honor of the Victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, Las Vegas Shooting.
How long have the Vegas Golden Knights existed?
Their first season in the league was 2017-18.
Who is the Vegas Golden Knights mascot?
Chance the Gila Monster.
Who is injured on the Vegas Golden Knights?
2 : Parker Wotherspoon (injured reserve, upper body), Noah Hanifin (out, undisclosed).