2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights season

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2021–22 Vegas Golden Knights
Division 4th Pacific
Conference 9th Western
2021–22 record 43–31–8
Home record 22–15–4
Road record 21–16–4
Goals for 266
Goals against 248
Team information
General Manager Kelly McCrimmon
Coach Peter DeBoer
Captain Mark Stone
Alternate captains Alex Pietrangelo
Reilly Smith
Arena T-Mobile Arena
Average attendance 18,100[1]
Minor league affiliations Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Jonathan Marchessault (30)
Assists Chandler Stephenson (43)
Points Jonathan Marchessault (66)
Penalties in minutes Keegan Kolesar (68)
Plus/minus Zach Whitecloud (+21)
Wins Robin Lehner (23)
Goals against average Logan Thompson (2.68)
<2020–21 2022–23>

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,[2][3] 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.[4]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Edmonton Oilers 20 15 5 0 12 77 59 +18 30
2 Calgary Flames 21 12 4 5 11 70 42 +28 29
3 Anaheim Ducks 22 11 8 3 8 70 61 +9 25
4 Vegas Golden Knights 21 12 9 0 10 66 64 +2 24
5 San Jose Sharks 21 11 9 1 9 55 58 −3 23
6 Los Angeles Kings 20 9 8 3 6 53 54 −1 21
7 Seattle Kraken 21 7 13 1 7 58 73 −15 15
8 Vancouver Canucks 22 6 14 2 4 51 73 −22 14
Updated to game(s) played on November 28, 2021. Source: National Hockey League[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team 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
Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 22, 2021.[7] 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.[8]

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[95]
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[96]
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 Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To Nashville Predators
Cody Glass
To Vegas Golden Knights
Nolan Patrick[lower-alpha 2]
[97]
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To New York Rangers
Nick DeSimone
WPG 4th-round pick in 2022
To Vegas Golden Knights
Brett Howden
[98]
July 24, 2021 To Detroit Red Wings
NJD 2nd-round pick in 2021
To Vegas Golden Knights
2nd-round pick in 2021
TBL 4th-round pick in 2021
[99]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) To Chicago Blackhawks
Marc-Andre Fleury
To Vegas Golden Knights
Mikael Hakkarainen
[100]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) To Ottawa Senators
Nick Holden
VAN 3rd-round pick in 2022
To Vegas Golden Knights
Evgenii Dadonov
[101]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) To New York Rangers
Ryan Reaves
To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2022
[102]
November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) To Buffalo Sabres
Peyton Krebs
Alex Tuch
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023
Conditional 2nd-round pick in 2023 or 2024
To Vegas Golden Knights
Jack Eichel
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2023 or 2024
[103]
June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) To Montreal Canadiens
Evgenii Dadonov
To Vegas Golden Knights
Shea Weber
[104]

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.[105] However, the trade was voided by the NHL on March 23, as Dadonov's limited no-trade clause had not been complied with.[106]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Sven Baertschi Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency [107]
Laurent Brossoit Winnipeg Jets 2-year Free agency [107]
October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) Ben Hutton Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [108]
October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) Michael Amadio Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [109]
November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) Adam Brooks Montreal Canadiens Waivers [110]
March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) Derrick Pouliot Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) 1-year Free agency [111]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Carl Dahlstrom Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [112]
Tomas Nosek Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency [113]
Jimmy Schuldt Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [114]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Danny O'Regan Anaheim Ducks 2-year Free agency [115]
Dylan Sikura Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [116]
August 10, 2021 (2021-08-10) Tyrell Goulbourne Belleville Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [117]
August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18) Mikael Hakkarainen Mutual termination [118]
August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) TPS (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [119]
September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17) Reid Duke Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) 1-year Free agency [120]
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Patrick Brown Philadelphia Flyers Waivers [121]
November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03) Tomas Jurco Barys Nur-Sultan (KHL) 1-year Free agency [122]
January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) Lucas Elvenes Anaheim Ducks Waivers [123]
February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16) Adam Brooks Toronto Maple Leafs Waivers [124]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) Derrick Pouliot Seattle Kraken Waivers [125]
May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) Sven Baertschi SC Bern (NL) 3-year Free agency [126]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Patrick Brown 2-year Re-signing [107]
Mattias Janmark 1-year Re-signing [107]
Alec Martinez 3-year Re-signing [127]
Gage Quinney 1-year Re-signing [107]
September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16) Dylan Coghlan 2-year Re-signing [128]
September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) Nolan Patrick 2-year Re-signing [129]
September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) Daniil Chayka 3-year Entry-level [130]
October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) Zach Whitecloud 6-year Extension [131]
December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) Zach Dean 3-year Entry-level [132]
January 30, 2022 (2022-01-30) Michael Amadio 2-year Extension [133]
Brayden McNabb 3-year Extension [133]
Logan Thompson 3-year Extension [133]
March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) Ben Hutton 2-year Extension [134]
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) Isaiah Saville 3-year Entry-level [135]
April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26) Ivan Morozov 2-year Entry-level [136]
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) Brendan Brisson 3-year Entry-level [137]
June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21) Daniil Miromanov 2-year Extension [138]

Draft picks

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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)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 50% capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  2. From Philadelphia as part of a three-way trade

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