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2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season
The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
| 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|
| Stanley Cup champions |
| Western Conference champions |
| Pacific Division champions |
| 1st Pacific |
| 1st Western |
| 51–22–9 |
| 25–15–1 |
| 26–7–8 |
| 272 |
| 229 |
| Kelly McCrimmon |
| Bruce Cassidy |
| Mark Stone |
| Alex PietrangeloReilly Smith |
| T-Mobile Arena |
| 18,024 |
| Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL) |
| Jonathan Marchessault (28) |
| Chandler Stephenson (49) |
| Jack Eichel (66) |
| Keegan Kolesar (68) |
| Alec Martinez (+30) |
| Logan Thompson (21) |
| Laurent Brossoit (2.17) |
The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) 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. 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.
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 Final for the second time in team history. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup.
The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
| 2022 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | Vegas | 1–3 | Colorado | Patera | 14,137 | 0–1–0 | ||
| 2 | September 26 | Los Angeles | 2–1 | Vegas | OT | Hill | 17,026 | 0–1–1 | |
| 3 | September 28 | Colorado | 1–7 | Vegas | Thompson | 17,169 | 1–1–1 | ||
| 4 | September 30 | San Jose | 7–3 | Vegas | Hill | 17,446 | 1–2–1 | ||
| 5 | October 4 | Arizona | 3–4 | Vegas | Hill | 17,127 | 2–2–1 | ||
| 6 | October 6 | Vegas | 6–4 | Los Angeles | Thompson | 9,869 | 3–2–1 | ||
| 7 | October 8 | Arizona | 1–5 | Vegas | Thompson | 5,240 | 4–2–1 |
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
Updated to games played June 13, 2023
†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.
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
***** 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.
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Toronto Maple LeafsNYR 3rd-round pick in 2022CHI 5th-round pick in 2022 | To Vegas Golden KnightsWPG 3rd-round pick in 2022 | |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2023 | To Vegas Golden KnightsTBL 4th-round pick in 2022 | |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | To Carolina HurricanesMax PaciorettyDylan Coghlan | To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations | |
| August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29) | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden KnightsAdin Hill | |
| November 30, 2022 | To Carolina HurricanesZack Hayes | To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations | |
| February 22, 2023 | To Arizona CoyotesShea Weber5th-round pick in 2023 | To Vegas Golden KnightsDysin Mayo | |
| February 26, 2023 | To St. Louis BluesZach Dean | To Vegas Golden KnightsIvan Barbashev | |
| March 1, 2023 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPeter DiLiberatore3rd-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden KnightsTeddy Blueger | |
| March 2, 2023 | To Columbus Blue JacketsMichael Hutchinson7th-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden KnightsJonathan Quick* |
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Byron Froese | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency | |
| Michael Hutchinson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | |||
| Sheldon Rempal | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | |||
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Spencer Foo | Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year | ||
| Sakari Manninen | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | ||||
| August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) | Phil Kessel | Arizona Coyotes | |||
| September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29) | Joe Fleming | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | 3-year† | ||
| March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02) | Christoffer Sedoff | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | 3-year†‡ | ||
| Legend: † Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Jake Bischoff | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | |
| Gage Quinney | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | ||||
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Jack Dugan | New Jersey Devils | |||
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Mattias Janmark | Edmonton Oilers | |||
| July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) | Ben Jones | Calgary Flames | |||
| October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11) | Dylan Ferguson | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | Professional tryout | ||
| January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11) | Jake Leschyshyn | New York Rangers | Waivers | ||
| May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) | Sakari Manninen | Geneve-Servette HC (NL) | 1-year‡ | Free agency | |
| Legend: ‡ Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Brett Howden | 1-year | |
| Reilly Smith | 3-year | ||
| Jonas Rondbjerg | |||
| July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28) | Brayden Pachal | 1-year | |
| August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) | Keegan Kolesar | 3-year | |
| August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08) | Nicolas Roy | 5-year | |
| August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) | Paul Cotter | 3-year | |
| Jake Leschyshyn | |||
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Nicolas Hague | ||
| December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10) | Jakub Brabenec | 3-year† | |
| December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | Matyas Sapovaliv | ||
| April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10) | Jesper Vikman | 3-year†‡ | |
| June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01) | Carl Lindbom | 3-year† | |
| Legend: † Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
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.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 48 | Matyas Sapovaliv | C | Czech Republic | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
| 3 | 79 | Jordan Gustafson | C | Canada | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 4 | 128 | Cameron Whitehead | G | Canada | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 5 | 145 | Patrick Guay | C | Canada | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 177 | Ben Hemmerling | RW | Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 7 | 209 | Abram Wiebe | D | Canada | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |
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