2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League 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 Finals for the second time in team history. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup, clinching the series with their game 5 win on June, 13, 2023.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
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 	 	
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 11 	Vegas 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Thompson 	18,230 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 13 	Chicago 	0–1 	Vegas 	 	Thompson 	18,467 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 15 	Vegas 	5–2 	Seattle 	 	Hill 	17,151 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 18 	Vegas 	2–3 	Calgary 	 	Thompson 	16,944 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 20 	Winnipeg 	2–5 	Vegas 	 	Hill 	17,777 	4–1–0 	8 	
6 	October 22 	Colorado 	3–2 	Vegas 	 	Thompson 	18,207 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 24 	Toronto 	1–3 	Vegas 	 	Thompson 	17,989 	5–2–0 	10 	
8 	October 25 	Vegas 	4–2 	San Jose 	 	Hill 	12,003 	6–2–0 	12 	
9 	October 28 	Anaheim 	0–4 	Vegas 	 	Thompson 	18,036 	7–2–0 	14 	
10 	October 30 	Winnipeg 	1–2 	Vegas 	OT 	Hill 	17,824 	8–2–0 	16 	
===Playoffs===
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Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1	Western Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Winnipeg Jets: Vegas won 4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 18 	Winnipeg 	5–1 	Vegas 	 	Brossoit 	18,006 	0–1 	 	
2 	April 20 	Winnipeg 	2–5 	Vegas 	 	Brossoit 	18,333 	1–1 	 	
3 	April 22 	Vegas 	5–4 	Winnipeg 	2OT 	Brossoit 	15,325 	2–1 	 	
4 	April 24 	Vegas 	4–2 	Winnipeg 	 	Brossoit 	15,324 	3–1 	 	
5 	April 27 	Winnipeg 	1–4 	Vegas 	 	Brossoit 	18,476 	4–1 	 	
==Player statistics==
Updated to games played June 13, 2023
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	67	27	39	66	+26	6
 	81	16	49	65	+12	26
 	76	28	29	57	+2 	21
 	78	26	30	56	+11	16
 	73	11	43	54	+13	16
 	82	14	39	53	+14	10
 	55	8 	33	41	+16	18
 	43	17	21	38	+11	10
 	82	14	22	36	 	30
 	65	14	16	30	+10	24
 	67	16	11	27	+2 	12
 	56	16	9 	25	+15	30
 	55	13	5 	18	 	15
 	74	8 	10	18	+6 	68
 	81	3 	14	17	+7 	51
 	82	1 	16	17	+17	51
† 	23	6 	10	16	+11	6
 	77	3 	11	14	+30	29
 	54	6 	7 	13	+5 	55
 	59	5 	7 	12	+10	41
 	18	7 	2 	9 	+5 	6
 	31	3 	5 	8 	+1 	6
 	14	2 	4 	6 	 	2
† 	18	2 	4 	6 	 	14
 	9 	1 	1 	2 	0 	4
 	10	0 	2 	2 	 	0
 	10	0 	2 	2 	+2 	8
 	13	0 	1 	1 	 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
‡ 	22	0 	0 	0 	 	8
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	22	6 	20	26	+14	14
 	22	13	12	25	+17	14
 	22	11	13	24	+5 	8
 	22	10	10	20	+3 	30
 	22	7 	11	18	+14	18
 	22	11	6 	17	+11	2
 	22	4 	10	14	+9 	14
 	21	1 	12	13	+8 	10
 	22	3 	8 	11	+2 	20
 	22	5 	5 	10	+4 	31
 	16	5 	5 	10	+8 	4
 	22	1 	9 	10	+9 	29
 	22	2 	6 	8 	+14	21
 	22	2 	5 	7 	+13	4
 	22	2 	4 	6 	+12	37
 	18	2 	4 	6 	+2 	26
 	22	2 	3 	5 	+1 	50
 	21	0 	4 	4 	+7 	10
 	6 	1 	1 	2 	+1 	0
 	4 	0 	2 	2 	+2 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	37	36	2,171:22	21	13	3	96	2.65	1,132	.915	2	0	0	2
 	27	25	1,490:54	16	7 	1	62	2.50	729 	.916	0	0	1	2
 	11	10	636:02 	7 	0 	3	23	2.17	317 	.927	0	0	0	0
† 	10	9 	536:22 	5 	2 	2	28	3.13	282 	.901	1	0	0	2
 	2 	2 	120:00 	2 	0 	0	5 	2.50	70 	.929	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	16	14	913:20	11	3	33	2.17	488	.932	2	0	0	2
 	8 	8 	433:22	5 	2	23	3.18	216	.894	0	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 denotes new franchise record.
==Roster==
==Transactions==
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
===Trades===
* 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 	Details 	Ref
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsNYR 3rd-round pick in 2022CHI 5th-round pick in 2022	To Vegas Golden KnightsWPG 3rd-round pick in 2022	
 	To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2023 	To Vegas Golden KnightsTBL 4th-round pick in 2022	
 	To Carolina HurricanesMax PaciorettyDylan Coghlan 	To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations 	
 	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* 	
===Players acquired===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Byron Froese 	Calgary Flames 	2-year 	Free agency 	
 	Michael Hutchinson 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1-year 	Free agency 	
 	Sheldon Rempal 	Vancouver Canucks 	2-year 	Free agency 	
 	Spencer Foo 	Kunlun Red Star (KHL) 	1-year 	Free agency 	
 	Sakari Manninen 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) 	1-year 	Free agency 	
 	Phil Kessel 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year 	Free agency 	
 	Joe Fleming 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) 	3-year 	Free agency 	
 	Christoffer Sedoff 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL) 	3-year 	Free agency 	
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Jake Bischoff 	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Gage Quinney 	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jack Dugan 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Mattias Janmark	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Ben Jones 	Calgary Flames 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jake Leschyshyn	New York Rangers 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date 	Player 	Term 	Ref 	 	
 	Brett Howden 	1-year 	 	 	
 	Reilly Smith 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Jonas Rondbjerg 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Brayden Pachal 	1-year 	 	 	
 	Keegan Kolesar 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Nicolas Roy 	5-year 	 	 	
 	Paul Cotter 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Jake Leschyshyn 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Nicolas Hague 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Jakub Brabenec 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Matyas Sapovaliv 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Jesper Vikman 	3-year 	 	 	
 	Carl Lindbom 	3-year 	 	 	
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.	Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season.
==Draft picks==
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 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3 	79 	Jordan Gustafson 	C 	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 	128	Cameron Whitehead	G 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5 	145	Patrick Guay 	C 	 	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
6 	177	Ben Hemmerling 	RW 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7 	209	Abram Wiebe 	D 	 	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
==Notes==
==References==
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