# 2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season was the fifth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. Despite high expectations entering the season, the Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first (and, as of the 2024–25 season, only) time in franchise history, as they were eliminated from playoff contention following a 4–3 shootout loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on April 27, 2022.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Calgary Flames | 82 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 44 | 293 | 208 | +85 | 111 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 290 | 252 | +38 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 35 | 239 | 236 | +3 | 99 |
| 4 | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 5 | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 6 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
| 10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021. Due to COVID-19-related postponements and the NHL's withdrawal from Olympic participation, substantial updates to the schedule were published on January 19, 2022.
2021–22 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Postponement :

## Player statistics

Updated to games played April 29, 2022

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 76 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +3 | 36 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 79 | 21 | 43 | 64 | +5 | 26 |
| Shea Theodore | 78 | 14 | 38 | 52 | +6 | 24 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | 80 | 13 | 31 | 44 | +7 | 42 |
| Evgenii Dadonov | 78 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +4 | 18 |
| Nicolas Roy | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | +12 | 51 |
| Reilly Smith | 56 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +4 | 8 |
| Max Pacioretty | 39 | 19 | 18 | 37 | +8 | 33 |
| William Karlsson | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +3 | 10 |
| Mark Stone | 37 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +7 | 8 |
| Jack Eichel | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | +3 | 10 |
| Mattias Janmark | 67 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +3 | 21 |
| Keegan Kolesar | 77 | 7 | 17 | 24 | –6 | 68 |
| William Carrier | 63 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +7 | 34 |
| Brett Howden | 47 | 9 | 11 | 20 | +9 | 12 |
| Zach Whitecloud | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +21 | 20 |
| Michael Amadio$^†$ | 53 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 15 |
| Brayden McNabb | 69 | 3 | 15 | 18 | +10 | 42 |
| Nicolas Hague | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 38 |
| Ben Hutton | 58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +7 | 32 |
| Dylan Coghlan | 59 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −5 | 18 |
| Alec Martinez | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| Nolan Patrick | 25 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| Jake Leschyshyn | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 8 |
| Jonas Rondbjerg | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Brooks$^{†‡}$ | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
| Paul Cotter | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Derrick Pouliot$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Daniil Miromanov | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sven Baertschi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Ben Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brayden Pachal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs$^‡$ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 2 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 2 |
| Zack Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Robin Lehner | 44 | 44 | 2,546:39 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 120 | 2.83 | 1,288 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 24 | 21 | 1,281:23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 2.90 | 588 | .895 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Thompson | 19 | 17 | 1,097:44 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 2.68 | 569 | .914 | 1 | 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/italics denotes franchise record.

## Transactions

The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 24, 2021 | To Detroit Red WingsNJD 2nd-round pick in 2021 | To Vegas Golden Knights2nd-round pick in 2021 TBL 4th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | To Chicago BlackhawksMarc-Andre Fleury | To Vegas Golden KnightsMikael Hakkarainen |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | To Ottawa SenatorsNick Holden VAN 3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Vegas Golden KnightsEvgenii Dadonov |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | To New York RangersRyan Reaves | To Vegas Golden Knights3rd-round pick in 2022 |
| November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) | To Buffalo SabresPeyton Krebs Alex Tuch Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or 2024 | To Vegas Golden KnightsJack Eichel Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 or 2024 |
| June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | To Montreal CanadiensEvgenii Dadonov | To Vegas Golden KnightsShea Weber |

#### Voided trade

On March 21, 2022, the date of the NHL's trade deadline, the Golden Knights attempted to trade forward Evgenii Dadonov and a 2nd-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman John Moore and the contract of retired forward Ryan Kesler. However, the trade was voided by the NHL on March 23, as Dadonov's limited no-trade clause had not been complied with.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Sven Baertschi | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Laurent Brossoit | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) | Ben Hutton | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) | Michael Amadio | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Waivers |
| November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) | Adam Brooks | Montreal Canadiens | | Waivers |
| March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) | Derrick Pouliot | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Carl Dahlstrom | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Tomas Nosek | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Jimmy Schuldt | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Danny O'Regan | Anaheim Ducks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Dylan Sikura | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10) | Tyrell Goulbourne | Belleville Senators (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18) | Mikael Hakkarainen | | | Mutual termination |
| August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) | Mikael Hakkarainen | TPS (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) | Reid Duke | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | Patrick Brown | Philadelphia Flyers | | Waivers |
| November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03) | Tomas Jurco | Barys Nur-Sultan (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) | Lucas Elvenes | Anaheim Ducks | | Waivers |
| February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16) | Adam Brooks | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Waivers |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Derrick Pouliot | Seattle Kraken | | Waivers |
| May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) | Sven Baertschi | SC Bern (NL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Patrick Brown | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Mattias Janmark | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Alec Martinez | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Gage Quinney | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16) | Dylan Coghlan | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) | Nolan Patrick | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) | Daniil Chayka | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) | Zach Whitecloud | 6-year | Extension |
| December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) | Zach Dean | 3-year | Entry-level |
| January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30) | Michael Amadio | 2-year | Extension |
| January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30) | Brayden McNabb | 3-year | Extension |
| January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30) | Logan Thompson | 3-year | Extension |
| March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) | Ben Hutton | 2-year | Extension |
| March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) | Isaiah Saville | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) | Ivan Morozov | 2-year | Entry-level |
| April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) | Brendan Brisson | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21) | Daniil Miromanov | 2-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 30 | Zach Dean | C | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 38 | Daniil Chayka | D | Russia | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Jakub Brabenec | C | Czech Republic | HC Kometa Brno (ELH) |
| 4 | 128 | Jakub Demek | C | Slovakia | HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga) |
| 6 | 190 | Artur Cholach | D | Ukraine | Sokil Kyiv (PHL) |
| 7 | 222 | Carl Lindbom | G | Sweden | Djurgardens IF (J20 SuperElit) |