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2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights season
The 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights season was the eighth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
| 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights |
|---|
| Pacific Division champions |
| 1st Pacific |
| 2nd Western |
| 50–22–10 |
| 29–9–3 |
| 21–13–7 |
| 275 |
| 219 |
| Kelly McCrimmon |
| Bruce Cassidy |
| Mark Stone |
| Jack EichelWilliam KarlssonAlex Pietrangelo |
| T-Mobile Arena |
| 17,975 |
| Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)Tahoe Knight Monsters (ECHL) |
| Pavel Dorofeyev (35) |
| Jack Eichel (66) |
| Jack Eichel (94) |
| Keegan Kolesar (53) |
| Brayden McNabb (+42) |
| Adin Hill (32) |
| Akira Schmid (1.26) |
The 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights season was the eighth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
On April 1, 2025, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth for the seventh time in eight seasons, following the Calgary Flames' loss in regulation to the Utah Hockey Club. Subsequently, on April 12, the Golden Knights clinched their fourth Pacific Division championship after defeating the Nashville Predators 5–3 in regulation. The Golden Knights defeated the Minnesota Wild in the first round in six games before losing to the Edmonton Oilers in the second round in five games.
The 2024 preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2024.
| 2024 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–0–0) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 22 | Vegas | 4–2 | San Jose | Saville | 9,049 | 1–0–0 | ||
| 2 | September 25 | Los Angeles | 3–2 | Vegas | Samsonov | 17,488 | 1–1–0 | ||
| 3 | September 27 | Utah | 2–5 | Vegas | Hill | 17,561 | 2–1–0 | ||
| 4 | October 1 | Vegas | 6–1 | Colorado | Schmid | 15,729 | 3–1–0 | ||
| 5 | October 3 | Colorado | 3–1 | Vegas | Samsonov | 17,419 | 3–2–0 | ||
| 6 | October 5 | San Jose | 6–5 | Vegas | Hill | 17,590 | 3–3–0 |
The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.
Updated to games played May 14, 2025
†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 2024–25 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To Washington CapitalsLogan Thompson | To Vegas Golden KnightsNYI 3rd-round pick in 20243rd-round pick in 2025 | |
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To New Jersey DevilsPaul Cotter3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden KnightsAlexander HoltzAkira Schmid | |
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To Washington Capitals7th-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights6th-round pick in 2025 | |
| February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) | To Nashville PredatorsGrigori Denisenko | To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations | |
| March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) | To New York RangersBrendan BrissonSJS 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden KnightsReilly Smith* |
| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Zach Aston-Reese | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | |
| Tanner Laczynski | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | |||
| Ilya Samsonov | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | |||
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Callahan Burke | Carolina Hurricanes | |||
| Robert Hagg | Anaheim Ducks | ||||
| Victor Olofsson | Buffalo Sabres | ||||
| September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23) | Viliam Kmec | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | 3-year† | ||
| October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) | Tanner Pearson | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | ||
| October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Raphael Lavoie | Edmonton Oilers | Waivers | ||
| Cole Schwindt | Calgary Flames | ||||
| October 11, 2024 (2024-10-11) | Raphael Lavoie | Edmonton Oilers | |||
| January 31, 2025 (2025-01-31) | Brandon Saad | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | |
| March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02) | Braeden Bowman | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 2-year†‡ | ||
| Kai Uchacz | |||||
| Legend: † Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract begins in 2025–26 season. |
| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Michael Amadio | Ottawa Senators | 3-year | Free agency | |
| Anthony Mantha | Calgary Flames | 1-year | |||
| Jonathan Marchessault | Nashville Predators | 5-year | |||
| Alec Martinez | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | |||
| Jiri Patera | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | |||
| Chandler Stephenson | Seattle Kraken | 7-year | |||
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Sheldon Rempal | Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | 1-year | ||
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | William Carrier | Carolina Hurricanes | 6-year | ||
| July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) | Byron Froese | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) | 1-year | ||
| July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23) | Layton Ahac | Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) | |||
| September 28, 2024 (2024-09-28) | Mason Primeau | Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | |||
| October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03) | Robin Lehner | Termination settlement | |||
| October 7, 2024 (2024-10-07) | Zach Aston-Reese | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers | ||
| October 9, 2024 (2024-10-09) | Raphael Lavoie | Edmonton Oilers | |||
| December 3, 2024 (2024-12-03) | Daniil Chayka | Mutual termination | |||
| December 16, 2024 (2024-12-16) | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | ||
| May 28, 2025 (2025-05-28) | Robert Hagg | Brynäs IF (SHL) | 1-year‡ | ||
| Legend: ‡ Contract begins in 2025–26 season. |
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Pavel Dorofeyev | 2-year | |
| Kaedan Korczak | |||
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | Akira Schmid | ||
| October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24) | Shea Theodore | 7-year‡ | |
| November 15, 2024 (2024-11-15) | Brayden McNabb | 3-year‡ | |
| November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22) | Brett Howden | 5-year‡ | |
| December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13) | Keegan Kolesar | 3-year‡ | |
| March 1, 2025 (2025-03-01) | Trent Swick | 3-year†‡ | |
| March 14, 2025 (2025-03-14) | Adin Hill | 6-year‡ | |
| March 27, 2025 (2025-03-27) | Cameron Whitehead | 2-year†‡ | |
| April 1, 2025 (2025-04-01) | Trevor Connelly | 3-year†‡ | |
| April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02) | Jackson Hallum | 2-year†‡ | |
| May 20, 2025 (2025-05-20) | Tuomas Uronen | 3-year†‡ | |
| Legend: † Contract is entry-level. ‡ Contract begins in 2025–26 season. |
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.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Trevor Connelly | LW | United States | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 3 | 83 | Pavel Moysevich | G | Belarus | SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) |
| 6 | 180 | Trent Swick | LW | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 7 | 197 | Lucas Van Vilet | RW | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
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