2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights season

2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights
2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights
Division	West
2020–21 record	5–1–1
Home record	4–0–1
Road record	1–1–0
Goals for	23
Goals against	17
Team information
General manager	Kelly McCrimmon
Coach	Peter DeBoer
Captain	Mark Stone
Alternate captains	Alex Pietrangelo; Reilly Smith
Arena	T-Mobile Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL); Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Max Pacioretty (6)
Assists	Mark Stone (9)
Points	Mark Stone (11)
Penalty minutes	Mark Stone (9)
Plus/minus	4 tied (+6)
Wins	Marc-Andre Fleury (3)
Goals against average	Marc-Andre Fleury (1.00)
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The 2020–21 Vegas Golden Knights season is the fourth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. They play their home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. They will try to make the playoffs for the fourth straight season after losing in the Conference Final to the Dallas Stars in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment the Golden Knights will play this season in the West Division and will only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

West Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Colorado Avalanche	56	39	13	4	35	197	133	+64	82
2	x – Vegas Golden Knights	56	40	14	2	30	191	124	+67	82
3	x – Minnesota Wild	56	35	16	5	27	181	160	+21	75
4	x – St. Louis Blues	56	27	20	9	19	169	170	−1	63

5	e – Arizona Coyotes	56	24	26	6	19	153	176	−23	54
6	e – Los Angeles Kings	56	21	28	7	19	143	170	−27	49
7	e – San Jose Sharks	56	21	28	7	15	151	199	−48	49
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	56	17	30	9	11	126	179	−53	43

Source: National Hockey League^[1]
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; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.^[2]

2020–21 game log

January: 5–1–1 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	January 14	Anaheim	2–5	Vegas		Lehner	0	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	January 16	Anaheim	1–2	Vegas	OT	Fleury	0	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	January 18	Arizona	2–4	Vegas		Lehner	0	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	January 20	Arizona	2–5	Vegas		Fleury	0	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	January 22	Vegas	2–5	Arizona		Lehner	2,712	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	January 24	Vegas	1–0	Arizona		Fleury	2,672	5–1–0	10	Recap
7	January 26	St. Louis	5–4	Vegas	SO	Lehner	0	5–1–1	11	Recap
—	January 28	St. Louis	–	Vegas	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[3] Makeup date March 22.

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
—	February 1	Vegas	–	San Jose	Postponed due to COVID-19.^[4] Makeup date February 13.
—	February 3	Vegas	–	San Jose	Postponed due to COVID-19. Makeup date February 25.
8	February 5	Los Angeles	–	Vegas
9	February 7	Los Angeles	–	Vegas
10	February 9	Anaheim	–	Vegas
11	February 11	Anaheim	–	Vegas
12	February 13	Vegas	–	San Jose
13	February 14	Colorado	–	Vegas
14	February 16	Colorado	–	Vegas
15	February 20	Vegas	–	Colorado
16	February 22	Vegas	–	Colorado
17	February 25	Vegas	–	San Jose
18	February 27	Vegas	–	Anaheim

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
19	March 1	Minnesota	–	Vegas
20	March 3	Minnesota	–	Vegas
21	March 5	Vegas	–	San Jose
22	March 6	Vegas	–	San Jose
23	March 8	Vegas	–	Minnesota
24	March 10	Vegas	–	Minnesota
25	March 12	Vegas	–	St. Louis
26	March 13	Vegas	–	St. Louis
27	March 15	San Jose	–	Vegas
28	March 17	San Jose	–	Vegas
29	March 19	Vegas	–	Los Angeles
30	March 21	Vegas	–	Los Angeles
31	March 22	St. Louis	–	Vegas
32	March 25	Vegas	–	Colorado
33	March 27	Vegas	–	Colorado
34	March 29	Los Angeles	–	Vegas
35	March 31	Los Angeles	–	Vegas

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36	April 1	Minnesota	–	Vegas
37	April 3	Minnesota	–	Vegas
38	April 5	Vegas	–	St. Louis
39	April 7	Vegas	–	St. Louis
40	April 9	Arizona	–	Vegas
41	April 11	Arizona	–	Vegas
42	April 12	Vegas	–	Los Angeles
43	April 14	Vegas	–	Los Angeles
44	April 16	Vegas	–	Anaheim
45	April 18	Vegas	–	Anaheim
46	April 19	San Jose	–	Vegas
47	April 21	San Jose	–	Vegas
48	April 23	Vegas	–	Anaheim
49	April 26	Colorado	–	Vegas
50	April 28	Colorado	–	Vegas
51	April 30	Vegas	–	Arizona

May: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
52	May 1	Vegas	–	Arizona
53	May 3	Vegas	–	Minnesota
54	May 5	Vegas	–	Minnesota
55	May 7	St. Louis	–	Vegas
56	May 8	St. Louis	–	Vegas

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

Player statistics

Updated to game played January 26, 2021

Skaters

Regular season^[5]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Mark Stone	7	2	9	11	6	9
Max Pacioretty	7	6	1	7	6	4
Shea Theodore	7	3	4	7	6	2
Alex Tuch	7	3	3	6	0	8
Jonathan Marchessault	7	1	4	5	2	8
Alec Martinez	7	0	5	5	6	4
Alex Pietrangelo	7	1	3	4	2	0
William Karlsson	7	2	1	3	1	0
Reilly Smith	7	2	1	3	2	0
Chandler Stephenson	7	1	2	3	4	0
Cody Glass	3	1	1	2	0	0
Keegan Kolesar	7	0	2	2	−1	0
Tomas Nosek	7	1	0	1	0	2
Nicolas Hague	4	0	1	1	2	0
Ryan Reaves	7	0	1	1	0	0
Nicolas Roy	7	0	1	1	2	4
Zach Whitecloud	7	0	1	1	1	0
William Carrier	7	0	0	0	−1	4
Brayden McNabb	7	0	0	0	−1	4

Goaltenders

Regular season^[6]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Marc-Andre Fleury	3	3	179:29	3	0	0	3	1.00	61	.951	1	0	0	0
Robin Lehner	4	4	244:19	2	1	1	12	2.95	104	.885	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 mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Draft picks

Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020, at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The draft was held virtually via video conference call on October 6–7, 2020, from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	29	Brendan Brisson	C	United States	Chicago Steel (USHL)
3	68	Lukas Cormier	D	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
3	91	Jackson Hallum	C	United States	St. Thomas Academy (Minnesota)
6	184	Noah Ellis	D	United States	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
7	215	Maxim Marushev	C	Russia	Bars Kazan (VHL)

Current roster

Updated October 12, 2024^[7]^[8]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
49	Ivan Barbashev	C	L	28	2023	Moscow, Russia
19	Brendan Brisson	C	L	22	2020	Manhattan Beach, California
16	Pavel Dorofeyev	C	L	23	2019	Nizhny Tagil, Russia
9	Jack Eichel (A)	C	R	27	2021	North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
14	Nicolas Hague	D	L	25	2017	Kitchener, Ontario
15	Noah Hanifin	D	L	27	2024	Boston, Massachusetts
48	Tomas Hertl	C	L	30	2024	Prague, Czech Republic
33	Adin Hill	G	L	28	2022	Comox, British Columbia
26	Alexander Holtz	F	L	22	2024	Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
21	Brett Howden	C	L	26	2021	Oakbank, Manitoba
17	Ben Hutton	D	L	31	2021	Brockville, Ontario
71	William Karlsson (A)	C	L	30	2017	Märsta, Sweden
55	Keegan Kolesar	RW	R	27	2017	Brandon, Manitoba
6	Kaedan Korczak	D	R	23	2019	Yorkton, Saskatchewan
90	Robin Lehner	G	L	33	2020	Gothenburg, Sweden
3	Brayden McNabb	D	L	33	2017	Davidson, Saskatchewan
95	Victor Olofsson	LW	L	29	2024	Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
70	Tanner Pearson	LW	L	32	2024	Kitchener, Ontario
7	Alex Pietrangelo (A)	D	R	34	2020	King City, Ontario
10	Nicolas Roy	RW	R	27	2019	Amos, Quebec
35	Ilya Samsonov	G	L	27	2024	Magnitogorsk, Russia
22	Cole Schwindt	C	R	23	2024	Breslau, Ontario
61	Mark Stone (C)	RW	R	32	2019	Winnipeg, Manitoba
27	Shea Theodore	D	L	29	2017	Langley, British Columbia
2	Zach Whitecloud	D	R	27	2018	Brandon, Manitoba

References

^ "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
^ "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ "Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19". NHL.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ "Golden Knights-Sharks games next week postponed because of COVID-19". NHL.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "2020–21 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "2020–21 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
^ "Vegas Golden Knights - Transactions". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

[nhl-div-1] "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.

[2] "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

[3] "Golden Knights-Blues game postponed due to COVID-19". NHL.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[4] "Golden Knights-Sharks games next week postponed because of COVID-19". NHL.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[5] "2020–21 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[6] "2020–21 Regular season – Vegas Golden Knights Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[7] "Vegas Golden Knights Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

[8] "Vegas Golden Knights - Transactions". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

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v t e Vegas Golden Knights
Founded in 2017 Based in Paradise, Nevada
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	2017 expansion Records Award winners Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Black Knight Sports & Entertainment (Bill Foley, majority; Adrienne Maloof, minority) General manager Kelly McCrimmon Head coach Bruce Cassidy Team captain Mark Stone Current roster
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v t e Vegas Golden Knights seasons
2010s	2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

v t e 2020–21 NHL season
North	Calgary Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg
West	Anaheim Arizona Colorado Los Angeles Minnesota San Jose St. Louis Vegas
Central	Carolina Chicago Columbus Dallas Detroit Florida Nashville Tampa Bay
East	Boston Buffalo New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Draft NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines