Five Golden Knights players warming up before a game in February 2018
The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada . Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team , they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[ 1] [ 2] The franchise plays its home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada .[ 3] [ 4]
As of the conclusion of the 2023–24 season , 84 skaters (forwards and defensemen ) and 12 goaltenders have appeared in at least one game for the Golden Knights.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] With the Golden Knights having reached the Stanley Cup playoffs six times in seven seasons as a franchise,[ 8] 51 of these skaters and 5 goaltenders have appeared in at least 1 playoff game.[ 9] The names of 23 skaters and 4 goaltenders were engraved on the Stanley Cup following the Golden Knights' Finals victory in 2023 ,[ 10] [ 11] with the latter total making the Golden Knights the first team in NHL history to engrave 4 goaltenders on the Cup.[ 12]
Among skaters, Jonathan Marchessault holds the Golden Knights' all-time regular-season records for games played, goals, assists, and points,[ 13] as well as playoff goals and points;[ 14] [ 15] after Marchessault's departure in free agency following the 2023–24 season,[ 13] William Karlsson is the active leader in goals and points,[ 16] as playoff points, with Mark Stone the active leader in playoff goals and Shea Theodore in both regular-season and playoff assists.[ 16] [ 9] Reilly Smith is the all-time playoff assists leader,[ 17] while Karlsson and Marchessault share the record for playoff games played.[ 18] Brayden McNabb is the active and all-time leader in penalty minutes;[ 16] [ 5] Ryan Reaves is the all-time leader in playoff penalty minutes,[ 19] while Keegan Kolesar is the active leader.[ 9] Among goaltenders, Marc-Andre Fleury holds most regular-season and playoff records, including games played, wins, losses (including overtime and shootout losses), and shutouts.[ a]
Five Golden Knights have received major individual awards. Following the franchise's inaugural season , William Karlsson was awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player,[ 23] while Deryk Engelland was awarded the Mark Messier Leadership Award , given for excellence in on- and off-ice leadership.[ 24] Marc-Andre Fleury was later awarded the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender for the 2020–21 season , with him and Robin Lehner also sharing the William M. Jennings Trophy , awarded for allowing the fewest goals as a team, the same season.[ 25] Most recently, Jonathan Marchessault was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs .[ 26] Mark Stone has served as the Golden Knights' first and thus far only captain since the 2020–21 season.[ 27] [ 28]
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^ a b "Vegas Golden Knights Skaters" . Hockey-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .
^ a b "Vegas Golden Knights Goalies" . Hockey-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights All-Time Player List" . HockeyDB . Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights History" . Hockey-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ a b c "Vegas Golden Knights – All‑Time NHL Playoff Leaders" . QuantHockey. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .
^ "Names engraved on Stanley Cup" . Vegas Golden Knights . National Hockey League . July 7, 2023. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ Granger, Jesse (July 10, 2023). "Here's how all 52 Golden Knights names on the Stanley Cup contributed to the championship" . The Athletic . Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ Webster, Danny (July 7, 2023). "Golden Knights get their names engraved on Stanley Cup" . Las Vegas Sun . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2023 .
^ a b Webster, Danny (July 1, 2024). "End of an era: Why Knights, Marchessault went separate ways" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Skater Records – Most Goals, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Skater Records – Most Points, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ a b c "Vegas Golden Knights ‑ All‑Time NHL Regular Season Leaders" . QuantHockey. Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Skater Records – Most Assists, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Skater Records – Most Playoff Games Played, Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Skater Records – Most Penalty Minutes, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Goaltender Records – Most Playoff Games Played, Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Goaltender Records – Most Wins, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Playoff Goaltender Records – Most Shutouts, Playoff Career" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ "Karlsson of Golden Knights wins Lady Byng for NHL sportsmanship" . National Hockey League . June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
^ "Engelland of Golden Knights wins Messier Award for NHL leadership" . National Hockey League . June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018 .
^ Schoen, David (June 29, 2021). "Fleury wishes dad was alive to discuss Vezina trophy win" . Las Vegas Review-Journal . Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ Clark, Ryan S. (June 13, 2023). "Knights' Jonathan Marchessault wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (January 13, 2021). "Stone named first captain of Golden Knights" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2023 .
^ "Vegas Golden Knights – History" . National Hockey League . Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
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