2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights season was the second season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.

2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights
Division3rd Pacific
Conference7th Western
2018–19 record43–32–7
Home record24–12–5
Road record19–20–2
Goals for249
Goals against230
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGerard Gallant
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsPierre-Edouard Bellemare
Deryk Engelland
Max Pacioretty
Reilly Smith
ArenaT-Mobile Arena
Average attendance18,318[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJonathan Marchessault (25)
AssistsJonathan Marchessault
Reilly Smith (34)
PointsJonathan Marchessault (59)
Penalty minutesRyan Reaves (74)
Plus/minusNate Schmidt (+22)
WinsMarc-Andre Fleury (35)
Goals against averageMarc-Andre Fleury (2.51)

The Golden Knights bolstered their lineup during the offseason with the signing of Paul Stastny, as well as the acquisition former Montreal Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty. They also acquired goal-scoring forward Mark Stone from the Ottawa Senators at the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline, and subsequently signed him to an 8-year contract extension.[2]

Prior to the season, the NHL suspended defenseman Nate Schmidt for 20 regular season games for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.[3][4] On March 29, 2019, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot after the Arizona Coyotes' 3–2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[5]

Despite leading the series against the San Jose Sharks 3–1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Golden Knights were eliminated in seven games, after blowing a 3–0 3rd period lead in the deciding game following a controversial[6] major penalty.[7]

Standings

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Pacific Division
PosTeamGPWLOTLROWGFGAGDPts
1z – Calgary Flames825025750289227+62107
2x – San Jose Sharks824627946289261+28101
3x – Vegas Golden Knights824332740249230+1993
4Arizona Coyotes823935835213223−1086
5Vancouver Canucks8235361129225254−2981
6Anaheim Ducks8235371032199251−5280
7Edmonton Oilers823538932232274−4279
8Los Angeles Kings823142928202263−6171
Source: National Hockey League[8]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was released on June 18, 2018.[9]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[17]

2018–19 game log

Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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The Golden Knights faced the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the playoffs,[100] and were defeated in seven games.[101] They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Golden Knights defeated the Sharks in the second round in six games.[102][103][104]

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:  Win  Loss

Player statistics

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Final[112]

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season
PlayerGPGSTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Marc-Andre Fleury61613,635352151522.511745.9138024
Malcolm Subban21201,2278102602.93612.9021004
Maxime Lagace116001044.0331.8710000
Playoffs
PlayerGPGSTOIWLGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Marc-Andre Fleury77466:3234212.70230.9091000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Golden Knights. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

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The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)To Pittsburgh Penguins
7th-round pick in 2019
To Vegas Golden Knights
7th-round pick in 2018
[113]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)To Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Tatar
Nick Suzuki
2nd-round pick in 2019
To Vegas Golden Knights
Max Pacioretty
[114]
January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)To Winnipeg Jets
Jimmy Oligny
To Vegas Golden Knights
Future considerations
[115]
January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21)To Minnesota Wild
Brad Hunt
6th-round pick in 2019
To Vegas Golden Knights
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2019
[116]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)To Ottawa Senators
Erik Brannstrom
Oscar Lindberg
DAL's 2nd-round pick in 2020
To Vegas Golden Knights
Tobias Lindberg
Mark Stone
[117]

Free agents

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DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Daniel Carrfrom Montreal Canadiens1-year[118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Zach Fucalefrom Montreal Canadiens1-year[118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Alex Gallantfrom Tampa Bay Lightning1-year[118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Nick Holdenfrom Boston Bruins2-year[119][118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Curtis McKenziefrom Dallas Stars2-year[118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Jimmy Olignyfrom Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)1-year[118]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)David Perronto St. Louis Blues4-year[120]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Paul Stastnyfrom Winnipeg Jets3-year[121][118]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)James Nealto Calgary Flames5-year[122]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)Paul Thompsonto Florida Panthers2-year[123]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)Philip Holmto Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL)1-year[124]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)Teemu Pulkkinento Dinamo Minsk (KHL)1-year[125]
September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)Luca Sbisato New York Islanders1-year[126]
October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)Jason Garrisonto Edmonton Oilers1-year[127]
April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)Jimmy Schuldtfrom St. Cloud State Huskies (NCHC)1-year[128]

Waivers

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DatePlayerTeamRef
December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)Valentin Zykovfrom Edmonton Oilers[129]

Signings

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DatePlayerContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Maxime Lagace1-year[130]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Brandon Pirri1-year[131]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Ryan Reaves2-year[132]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)Oscar Dansk2-year[133]
July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)Colin Miller4-year[134]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)Marc-Andre Fleury3-year[135]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)Tomas Nosek1-year[136]
July 23, 2018 (2018-07-23)William Carrier2-year[137]
August 4, 2018 (2018-08-04)William Karlsson1-year[138]
September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)Max Pacioretty4-year[139]
September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)Shea Theodore7-year[140]
October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)Alex Tuch7-year[141]
October 25, 2018 (2018-10-25)Nate Schmidt6-year[142]
December 28, 2018 (2018-12-28)Paul Cotter3-year[143]
March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)Mark Stone8-year[144]
April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)Nikita Gusev1-year[145]
May 30, 2019 (2019-05-30)Jonas Rondbjerg3-year[146]

Draft picks

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Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
261Ivan MorozovC RussiaMamonty Yugry (MHL)
4991Slava DeminD United StatesWenatchee Wild (BCHL)
41152Paul CotterC United StatesLincoln Stars (USHL)
51353Brandon KruseLW United StatesBowling Green State University (WCHA)
5154Connor CorcoranD CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
61804Peter DiliberatoreD CanadaSalisbury School (USHS)
6185Xavier BouchardD CanadaBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
72085Jordan KooyG CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)

Notes:

  1. The Vancouver Canucks' fourth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018, that sent Derick Brassard to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ryan Reaves and this pick.[147]
  2. The Pittsburgh Penguins' fourth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured Vegas would select Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Tampa Bay in exchange for Nikita Gusev, a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[148]
  3. The Carolina Hurricanes' fifth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on July 4, 2017, that sent Marcus Kruger to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[149]
  4. The Toronto Maple Leafs' sixth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on October 6, 2017, that sent Calvin Pickard to Toronto in exchange for Tobias Lindberg and this pick.[150]
  5. The Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2019 to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[151]

References

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