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 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===
===Conference standings===
==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.
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October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)	October: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Seattle 	3–4 	Vegas 	 	Lehner 	18,431 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 14 	Vegas 	2–6 	Los Angeles 	 	Lehner 	16,589 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 20 	St. Louis 	3–1 	Vegas 	 	Lehner 	17,690 	1–2–0 	2 	
4 	October 22 	Edmonton 	5–3 	Vegas 	 	Lehner 	17,978 	1–3–0 	2 	
5 	October 24 	NY Islanders 	2–0 	Vegas 	 	Lehner 	17,699 	1–4–0 	2 	
6 	October 26 	Vegas 	3–1 	Colorado 	 	Lehner 	17,724 	2–4–0 	4 	
7 	October 27 	Vegas 	3–2 	Dallas 	OT 	Brossoit 	18,114 	3–4–0 	6 	
8 	October 29 	Anaheim 	4–5 	Vegas 	SO 	Lehner 	18,029 	4–4–0 	8 	
==Player statistics==
Updated to games played April 29, 2022
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	76	30	36	66	+3 	36
 	79	21	43	64	+5 	26
 	78	14	38	52	+6 	24
 	80	13	31	44	+7 	42
 	78	20	23	43	+4 	18
 	78	15	24	39	+12	51
 	56	16	22	38	+4 	8
 	39	19	18	37	+8 	33
 	67	12	23	35	+3 	10
 	37	9 	21	30	+7 	8
 	34	14	11	25	+3 	10
 	67	9 	16	25	+3 	21
 	77	7 	17	24	–6 	68
 	63	9 	11	20	+7 	34
 	47	9 	11	20	+9 	12
 	59	8 	11	19	+21	20
† 	53	11	7 	18	0 	15
 	69	3 	15	18	+10	42
 	52	4 	10	14	+6 	38
 	58	3 	10	13	+7 	32
 	59	3 	10	13	−5 	18
 	26	3 	5 	8 	+6 	4
 	25	2 	5 	7 	+1 	6
 	41	2 	4 	6 	–2 	8
 	30	2 	4 	6 	0 	4
†‡ 	7 	2 	0 	2 	+3 	2
 	7 	2 	0 	2 	+1 	6
‡ 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
‡ 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−6 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	2
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	44	44	2,546:39	23	17	2	120	2.83	1,288	.907	1	0	1	10
 	24	21	1,281:23	10	9 	3	62 	2.90	588 	.895	1	0	0	0
 	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 	Ref
 	To Nashville PredatorsCody Glass 	To Vegas Golden KnightsNolan Patrick 	
 	To New York RangersNick DeSimoneWPG 4th-round pick in 2022 	To Vegas Golden KnightsBrett Howden 	
July 24, 2021	To Detroit Red WingsNJD 2nd-round pick in 2021 (Shai Buium) 	To Vegas Golden Knights2nd-round pick in 2021 (Daniil Chayka)TBL 4th-round pick in 2021 (Jakub Demek)	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksMarc-Andre Fleury 	To Vegas Golden KnightsMikael Hakkarainen 	
 	To Ottawa SenatorsNick HoldenVAN 3rd-round pick in 2022 	To Vegas Golden KnightsEvgenii Dadonov 	
 	To New York RangersRyan Reaves 	To Vegas Golden Knights3rd-round pick in 2022 	
 	To Buffalo SabresPeyton KrebsAlex TuchConditional 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or 2024	To Vegas Golden KnightsJack EichelConditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 or 2024 	
====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 	Ref
 	Sven Baertschi 	Vancouver Canucks 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Laurent Brossoit	Winnipeg Jets 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Ben Hutton 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Michael Amadio 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	Waivers 	
 	Adam Brooks 	Montreal Canadiens 	 	Waivers 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Carl Dahlstrom 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Tomas Nosek 	Boston Bruins 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Jimmy Schuldt 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Danny O'Regan 	Anaheim Ducks 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Dylan Sikura 	Colorado Avalanche 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Tyrell Goulbourne 	Belleville Senators (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Mikael Hakkarainen	 	 	Mutual termination	
 	Mikael Hakkarainen	TPS (Liiga) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Reid Duke 	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Patrick Brown 	Philadelphia Flyers 	 	Waivers 	
 	Tomas Jurco 	Barys Nur-Sultan (KHL) 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Lucas Elvenes 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Waivers 	
 	Adam Brooks 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	 	Waivers 	
 	Derrick Pouliot 	Seattle Kraken 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Contract type	Ref
 	Patrick Brown 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Mattias Janmark	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Alec Martinez 	3-year	Re-signing 	
 	Gage Quinney 	1-year	Re-signing 	
 	Dylan Coghlan 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Nolan Patrick 	2-year	Re-signing 	
 	Daniil Chayka 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Zach Whitecloud	6-year	Extension 	
 	Zach Dean 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Michael Amadio 	2-year	Extension 	
 	Brayden McNabb 	3-year	Extension 	
 	Logan Thompson 	3-year	Extension 	
 	Ben Hutton 	2-year	Extension 	
 	Isaiah Saville 	3-year	Entry-level 	
 	Ivan Morozov 	2-year	Entry-level 	
 	Brendan Brisson	3-year	Entry-level 	
==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 	 	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
2 	38 	Daniil Chayka 	D 	 	CSKA Moscow (KHL)
4 	102	Jakub Brabenec	C 	 	HC Kometa Brno (ELH)
4 	128	Jakub Demek 	C 	 	HC Kosice (Slovak Extraliga)
6 	190	Artur Cholach 	D 	 	Sokil Kyiv (PHL)
7 	222	Carl Lindbom 	G 	 	Djurgardens IF (J20 SuperElit)
==Notes==
==References==
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