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2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division1st Pacific
Conference3rd Western
2017–18 record51–24–7
Home record29–10–2
Road record22–14–5
Goals for272
Goals against228
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGerard Gallant
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsPierre-Edouard Bellemare
Deryk Engelland
James Neal
David Perron
Luca Sbisa
Reilly Smith
ArenaT-Mobile Arena
Average attendance18,042[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Quad City Mallards (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsWilliam Karlsson (43)
AssistsDavid Perron (50)
PointsWilliam Karlsson (78)
Penalty minutesColin Miller (53)
Plus/minusWilliam Karlsson (+49)
WinsMarc-Andre Fleury (29)
Goals against averageOscar Dansk (1.78)

The 2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights season was the inaugural season for the Vegas Golden Knights. They played their home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

The Golden Knights enjoyed the strongest debut season for an expansion team in North American professional sports history. On February 1, 2018, they broke the record for most wins by an expansion team in their first season when they earned their 34th win of the season.[2] On February 21, they broke the record for most points by an expansion team in their inaugural season when they got their 84th point of the season.[3] Then on March 26, they became the first team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season in the league since the Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers in the 1979–80 season.[4] Following that achievement, on March 31, 2018, with a 3–2 victory over the San Jose Sharks, the Knights became the first modern-era expansion team from any of the four major sports and the first NHL team since the 1926–27 New York Rangers to win their division in their inaugural season (excluding the 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers, as all teams in the West Division that year were expansion teams).[5] The Golden Knights finished the regular season with a .665 points percentage; prior to 2018 the only examples of first year expansion teams joining any of the North American major professional sports leagues after their respective league's first decade and finishing with a winning/points percentage of .500 or better were teams that had joined from another league.

Earning a playoff berth in their first season, the Golden Knights eliminated the Los Angeles Kings in four straight games during the first round, becoming the first team in NHL history to sweep their first playoff series in their inaugural season.[6] They later defeated the San Jose Sharks in the second round in six games and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.[7] There they defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season where they faced the Washington Capitals,[8] and lost in five games.

Standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Vegas Golden Knights 82 51 24 7 47 272 228 +44 109
2 x – Anaheim Ducks 82 44 25 13 40 235 216 +19 101
3 x – San Jose Sharks 82 45 27 10 40 252 229 +23 100
4 x – Los Angeles Kings 82 45 29 8 43 239 203 +36 98
5 Calgary Flames 82 37 35 10 35 218 248 −30 84
6 Edmonton Oilers 82 36 40 6 31 234 263 −29 78
7 Vancouver Canucks 82 31 40 11 31 218 264 −46 73
8 Arizona Coyotes 82 29 41 12 27 208 256 −48 70
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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A preliminary preseason schedule was announced in January 2017.[9] The draft schedule was released in April 2017,[10] while the final schedule was released in June 2017.[11][12]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[13]

2017–18 game log

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

Playoffs

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2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final stats[14]

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[17]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 46 46 2,673:24 29 13 4 100 2.24 1376 .927 4 0 1 6
Malcolm Subban 22 19 1,230:11 13 4 2 55 2.68 614 .910 0 0 0 2
Maxime Lagace 16 14 873:31 6 7 1 57 3.92 430 .867 0 0 0 0
Oscar Dansk 4 3 168:36 3 0 0 5 1.78 93 .946 1 0 0 0
Dylan Ferguson 1 0 9:14 0 0 0 1 6.50 2 .500 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[18]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury 20 20 1,258:35 13 7 47 2.24 641 .927 4 0 1 4

Awards and honours

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2018
To Vegas Golden Knights
Reilly Smith
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Buffalo Sabres
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
6th-round pick in 2017
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Carolina Hurricanes
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
BOS's 5th-round pick in 2017
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Tampa Bay Lightning
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
Nikita Gusev
2nd-round pick in 2017
PIT's 4th-round pick in 2018
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To New York Islanders
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
Mikhail Grabovski
Jake Bischoff
1st-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2019
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Anaheim Ducks
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
Shea Theodore
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
David Clarkson
1st-round pick in 2017
2nd-round pick in 2019
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Winnipeg Jets
CBJ's 1st-round pick in 2017
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
1st-round pick in 2017
3rd-round pick in 2019
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Minnesota Wild
3rd-round pick in 2017 or 2018
To Vegas Golden Knights
Alex Tuch
[19]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Expansion Draft considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
2nd-round pick in 2020
[19]
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) To Carolina Hurricanes
Trevor van Riemsdyk
7th-round pick in 2018
To Vegas Golden Knights
PIT's 2nd-round pick in 2017
[20]
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22) To Montreal Canadiens
David Schlemko
To Vegas Golden Knights
5th-round pick in 2019
[21]
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) To Columbus Blue Jackets
TBL's 2nd-round pick in 2017
To Vegas Golden Knights
Keegan Kolesar
[22]
June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26) To Dallas Stars
Marc Methot
To Vegas Golden Knights
Dylan Ferguson
2nd-round pick in 2020
[23]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) To Nashville Predators
Alexei Emelin
To Vegas Golden Knights
3rd-round pick in 2019
[24]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02) To Chicago Blackhawks
Future considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
Marcus Kruger
[25]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) To Carolina Hurricanes
Marcus Kruger
To Vegas Golden Knights
5th-round pick in 2018
[26]
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Calvin Pickard
To Vegas Golden Knights
Tobias Lindberg
6th-round pick in 2018
[27]
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05) To Los Angeles Kings
Future considerations
To Vegas Golden Knights
Zachary Leslie
[28]
February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Tobias Lindberg
To Vegas Golden Knights
Ryan Reaves
VAN's 4th-round pick in 2018
[29]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Vancouver Canucks
Brendan Leipsic
To Vegas Golden Knights
Philip Holm
[30]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26) To Detroit Red Wings
1st-round pick in 2018
NYI's 2nd-round pick in 2019
3rd-round pick in 2021
To Vegas Golden Knights
Tomas Tatar
[31]

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) Deryk Engelland 1-year, $1 million [48]
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) Erik Haula 3-year, $8.25 million [49]
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) Oscar Lindberg 2-year, $3.4 million [50]
July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) Teemu Pulkkinen 1-year, $700,000 [51]
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Erik Brannstrom 3-year, $4.125 million entry-level contract [52]
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Cody Glass 3-year, $5.325 million entry-level contract [52]
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Brendan Leipsic 2-year, $1.3 million [53]
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Griffin Reinhart 2-year, $1.6 million [53]
July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) Nick Suzuki 3-year, $4.6265 million entry-level contract [52]
August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05) Nate Schmidt 2-year, $4.45 million [54]
September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) Dylan Ferguson 3-year, $2.15 million entry-level contract [55]
September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) Nicolas Hague 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [56]
November 29, 2017 (2017-11-29) Brayden McNabb 4-year, $10 million contract extension [57]
January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03) Jonathan Marchessault 6-year, $30 million contract extension [58]
January 15, 2018 (2018-01-15) Deryk Engelland 1-year, $1.5 million contract extension [59]
January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) Jon Merrill 2-year, $2.75 million contract extension [60]
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) Tomas Hyka 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [61]
May 31, 2018 (2018-05-31) Zachary Leslie 1-year, $675,000 contract extension [61]
June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) Ben Jones 3-year, $2.245 million entry-level contract [40]
June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) Jake Leschyshyn 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [40]
June 11, 2018 (2018-06-11) Stefan Matteau 1-year, $650,000 contract extension [62]
June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15) Lucas Elvenes 3-year, entry-level contract [63]

Draft picks

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Expansion draft

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The team filled its initial roster by selecting players in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, 2017. They were required to select or sign one player, who was not protected, from each existing team. In return for not selecting certain unprotected players, Vegas made several deals to grant concessions with some teams.

# Player Drafted from Notes
1. Calvin Pickard (G) Colorado Avalanche Traded to Toronto on October 6, 2017.
2. Luca Sbisa (D) Vancouver Canucks
3. Teemu Pulkkinen (LW) Arizona Coyotes
4. Jon Merrill (D) New Jersey Devils
5. William Carrier (LW) Buffalo Sabres Sabres traded their sixth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting Carrier instead of Linus Ullmark.[64]
6. Cody Eakin (C) Dallas Stars
7. Tomas Nosek (LW) Detroit Red Wings
8. Jonathan Marchessault (C) Florida Panthers Panthers traded Reilly Smith in exchange for Vegas selecting Marchessault and a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[65]
9. Brayden McNabb (D) Los Angeles Kings
10. Connor Brickley (C) Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes traded Boston's fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired) in exchange for Vegas selecting Brickley.[66] Brickley was a pending unrestricted free agent and signed with the Panthers on July 1.
11. Chris Thorburn (RW) Winnipeg Jets Jets traded their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting Thorburn and Columbus' first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired).[67] Thorburn was a pending unrestricted free agent and signed with the Blues on July 1.
12. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (RW) Philadelphia Flyers
13. Jason Garrison (D) Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning traded their second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft (previously acquired) and Nikita Gusev in exchange for Vegas selecting Garrison.[68]
14. Jean-Francois Berube (G) New York Islanders Islanders traded their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Mikhail Grabovski and Jake Bischoff in exchange for Vegas selecting Berube.[69] Berube was a pending unrestricted free agent and would sign with the Blackhawks on July 1.
15. James Neal (LW) Nashville Predators
16. Deryk Engelland (D) Calgary Flames Engelland was a pending unrestricted free agent. As a Las Vegas resident, he signed a one-year deal before free agency.
17. Brendan Leipsic (LW) Toronto Maple Leafs
18. Colin Miller (D) Boston Bruins
19. Marc Methot (D) Ottawa Senators Traded to Dallas on June 26, 2017.
20. David Schlemko (D) San Jose Sharks Traded to Montreal on June 22, 2017.[70]
21. David Perron (LW) St. Louis Blues
22. Oscar Lindberg (C) New York Rangers
23. Griffin Reinhart (D) Edmonton Oilers
24. Alexei Emelin (D) Montreal Canadiens Traded to Nashville on July 1, 2017.
25. Clayton Stoner (D) Anaheim Ducks Ducks traded Shea Theodore in exchange for Vegas selecting Stoner.[71]
26. Erik Haula (C) Minnesota Wild Wild traded Alex Tuch in exchange for Vegas selecting Haula and a conditional third-round pick in the 2017 or 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[72]
27. William Karlsson (C) Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets traded their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and David Clarkson in exchange for Vegas selecting Karlsson.[73]
28. Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) Chicago Blackhawks Traded to Carolina on June 22, 2017.[74]
29. Marc-Andre Fleury (G) Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins traded their second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Vegas selecting Fleury.[75]
30. Nate Schmidt (D) Washington Capitals

Entry draft

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Before the draft lottery, the Golden Knights were given the same odds as the team with the third worst point total from the 2016–17 season, which meant that they would not draft any lower than sixth overall and would draft third in each subsequent round.[76] On April 30, 2017, the Golden Knights received a sixth overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft during the draft lottery.[77]

Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Cody Glass C  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
1 131 Nick Suzuki C  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
1 152 Erik Brannstrom D  Sweden HV71 (SHL)
2 34 Nicolas Hague D  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2 623 Jake Leschyshyn C  Canada Regina Pats (WHL)
3 65 Jonas Rondbjerg RW  Denmark Växjö Lakers (J20 SuperElit)
4 96 Maxim Zhukov G  Russia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
5 127 Lucas Elvenes C  Sweden Rögle BK (J20 SuperElit)
5 1424 Jonathan Dugan LW  United States Northwood School (USHS)
6 158 Nick Campoli C  Canada North York Rangers (OJHL)
6 1615 Jiri Patera G  Czech Republic Motor České Budějovice (Czech 1.liga)
7 189 Ben Jones C  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

Notes:

  1. The Winnipeg Jets' first-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that sent Columbus' first-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for Vegas selecting Chris Thorburn in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Winnipeg, a third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[78]
  2. The New York Islanders' first-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured that Vegas selected Jean-Francois Berube in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from the Islanders in exchange for Mikhail Grabovski, Jake Bischoff, a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[79]
  3. The Pittsburgh Penguins' second-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 22, 2017, that sent Trevor van Riemsdyk and a seventh-round pick in 2018 to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[80]
  4. The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured that Vegas selected Connor Brickley in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Carolina in exchange for this pick.[81]
  5. The Buffalo Sabres' sixth-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that ensured that Vegas selected William Carrier in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Buffalo in exchange for this pick.[82]

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