2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2022–2023 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.

2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights
Stanley Cup champions
Western Conference champions
Pacific Division champions
Division	1st Pacific
Conference	1st Western
2022–23 record	51–22–9
Home record	25–15–1
Road record	26–7–8
Goals for	272
Goals against	229
Team information
General manager	Kelly McCrimmon
Coach	Bruce Cassidy
Captain	Mark Stone
Alternate captains	Alex Pietrangelo Reilly Smith
Arena	T-Mobile Arena
Average attendance	18,024^[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jonathan Marchessault (28)
Assists	Chandler Stephenson (49)
Points	Jack Eichel (66)
Penalty minutes	Keegan Kolesar (68)
Plus/minus	Alec Martinez (+30)
Wins	Logan Thompson (21)
Goals against average	Laurent Brossoit (2.17)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup.^[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	22	9	38	272	229	+43	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	50	23	9	45	325	260	+65	109
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	47	25	10	37	280	257	+23	104
4	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
5	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
6	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
7	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
8	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

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; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	46	33	3	36	247	225	+22	95
3	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
4	CE	e – Nashville Predators	82	42	32	8	29	229	238	−9	92
5	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
6	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	37	38	7	27	263	301	−38	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	28	40	14	20	228	299	−71	70
8	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	49	7	18	204	301	−97	59
10	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

Source: National Hockey League^[7]
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

Preseason

The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.^[8]

2022 preseason game log: 4–2–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 25	Vegas	1–3	Colorado		Patera	14,137	0–1–0	^[9]
2	September 26	Los Angeles	2–1	Vegas	OT	Hill	17,026	0–1–1	^[10]
3	September 28	Colorado	1–7	Vegas		Thompson	17,169	1–1–1	^[11]
4	September 30	San Jose	7–3	Vegas		Hill	17,446	1–2–1	^[12]
5	October 4	Arizona	3–4	Vegas		Hill	17,127	2–2–1	^[13]
6	October 6	Vegas	6–4	Los Angeles		Thompson	9,869^[a]	3–2–1	^[14]
7	October 8	Arizona	1–5	Vegas		Thompson	5,240^[b]	4–2–1	^[15]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.^[16]

2022–23 game log
October: 8–2–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–1–0) # 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 ^[17] 2 October 13 Chicago 0–1 Vegas Thompson 18,467 2–0–0 4 ^[18] 3 October 15 Vegas 5–2 Seattle Hill 17,151 3–0–0 6 ^[19] 4 October 18 Vegas 2–3 Calgary Thompson 16,944 3–1–0 6 ^[20] 5 October 20 Winnipeg 2–5 Vegas Hill 17,777 4–1–0 8 ^[21] 6 October 22 Colorado 3–2 Vegas Thompson 18,207 4–2–0 8 ^[22] 7 October 24 Toronto 1–3 Vegas Thompson 17,989 5–2–0 10 ^[23] 8 October 25 Vegas 4–2 San Jose Hill 12,003 6–2–0 12 ^[24] 9 October 28 Anaheim 0–4 Vegas Thompson 18,036 7–2–0 14 ^[25] 10 October 30 Winnipeg 1–2 Vegas OT Hill 17,824 8–2–0 16 ^[26]
November: 9–4–1 (Home: 2–4–0; Road: 7–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Vegas 3–2 Washington OT Thompson 18,573 9–2–0 18 ^[27] 12 November 3 Vegas 5–4 Ottawa Thompson 16,043 10–2–0 20 ^[28] 13 November 5 Vegas 6–4 Montreal Hill 21,105 11–2–0 22 ^[29] 14 November 8 Vegas 4–3 Toronto OT Thompson 18,459 12–2–0 24 ^[30] 15 November 10 Vegas 7–4 Buffalo Thompson 15,757 13–2–0 26 ^[31] 16 November 12 St. Louis 3–2 Vegas Hill 18,343 13–3–0 26 ^[32] 17 November 15 San Jose 5–2 Vegas Thompson 17,899 13–4–0 26 ^[33] 18 November 17 Arizona 1–4 Vegas Thompson 17,708 14–4–0 28 ^[34] 19 November 19 Vegas 3–4 Edmonton OT Hill 18,347 14–4–1 29 ^[35] 20 November 21 Vegas 5–4 Vancouver Thompson 18,558 15–4–1 31 ^[36] 21 November 23 Ottawa 1–4 Vegas Thompson 17,955 16–4–1 33 ^[37] 22 November 25 Seattle 4–2 Vegas Hill 18,119 16–5–1 33 ^[38] 23 November 26 Vancouver 5–1 Vegas Thompson 18,004 16–6–1 33 ^[39] 24 November 28 Vegas 3–2 Columbus SO Thompson 13,771 17–6–1 35 ^[40]
December: 8–6–1 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Vegas 3–4 Pittsburgh Thompson 15,895 17–7–1 35 ^[41] 26 December 3 Vegas 4–1 Detroit Hill 19,515 18–7–1 37 ^[42] 27 December 5 Vegas 4–3 Boston SO Thompson 17,850 19–7–1 39 ^[43] 28 December 7 NY Rangers 5–1 Vegas Thompson 17,939 19–8–1 39 ^[44] 29 December 9 Philadelphia 1–2 Vegas OT Hill 17,767 20–8–1 41 ^[45] 30 December 11 Boston 3–1 Vegas Thompson 18,114 20–9–1 41 ^[46] 31 December 13 Vegas 6–5 Winnipeg Hill 13,102 21–9–1 43 ^[47] 32 December 15 Vegas 4–1 Chicago Thompson 15,911 22–9–1 45 ^[48] 33 December 17 NY Islanders 5–2 Vegas Thompson 18,007 22–10–1 45 ^[49] 34 December 19 Buffalo 3–2 Vegas Hill 17,808 22–11–1 45 ^[50] 35 December 21 Arizona 2–5 Vegas Thompson 17,711 23–11–1 47 ^[51] 36 December 23 St. Louis 4–5 Vegas SO Thompson 18,125 24–11–1 49 ^[52] 37 December 27 Vegas 2–4 Los Angeles Thompson 18,230 24–12–1 49 ^[53] 38 December 28 Vegas 2–3 Anaheim SO Thompson 15,156 24–12–2 50 ^[54] 39 December 31 Nashville 4–5 Vegas OT Thompson 18,333 25–12–2 52 ^[55]
January: 4–6–2 (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 1–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Vegas 3–2 Colorado Thompson 18,092 26–12–2 54 ^[56] 41 January 5 Pittsburgh 2–5 Vegas Hill 18,149 27–12–2 56 ^[57] 42 January 7 Los Angeles 5–1 Vegas Thompson 18,339 27–13–2 56 ^[58] 43 January 12 Florida 2–4 Vegas Hill 17,735 28–13–2 58 ^[59] 44 January 14 Edmonton 4–3 Vegas Thompson 18,143 28–14–2 58 ^[60] 45 January 16 Dallas 4–0 Vegas Thompson 17,895 28–15–2 58 ^[61] 46 January 19 Detroit 3–2 Vegas Hill 17,911 28–16–2 58 ^[62] 47 January 21 Washington 2–6 Vegas Thompson 18,251 29–16–2 60 ^[63] 48 January 22 Vegas 1–4 Arizona Thompson 4,600 29–17–2 60 ^[64] 49 January 24 Vegas 2–3 New Jersey OT Thompson 16,086 29–17–3 61 ^[65] 50 January 27 Vegas 1–4 NY Rangers Hill 18,006 29–18–3 61 ^[66] 51 January 28 Vegas 1–2 NY Islanders OT Thompson 17,255 29–18–4 62 ^[67]
February: 6–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 7 Vegas 5–1 Nashville Hill 17,159 30–18–4 64 ^[68] 53 February 9 Vegas 5–1 Minnesota Thompson 18,797 31–18–4 66 ^[69] 54 February 12 Anaheim 2–7 Vegas Hill 17,504 32–18–4 68 ^[70] 55 February 16 San Jose 1–2 Vegas Hill 17,544 33–18–4 70 ^[71] 56 February 18 Tampa Bay 4–5 Vegas Hill 18,317 34–18–4 72 ^[72] 57 February 21 Vegas 2–3 Chicago SO Brossoit 18,083 34–18–5 73 ^[73] 58 February 23 Calgary 3–4 Vegas OT Brossoit 17,609 35–18–5 75 ^[74] 59 February 25 Dallas 3–2 Vegas SO Brossoit 17,906 35–18–6 76 ^[75] 60 February 27 Vegas 0–3 Colorado Hill 18,117 35–19–6 76 ^[76]
March: 11–3–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 7–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Carolina 2–3 Vegas Hill 17,669 36–19–6 78 ^[77] 62 March 3 New Jersey 3–4 Vegas SO Hill 18,033 37–19–6 80 ^[78] 63 March 5 Montreal 3–4 Vegas Quick 18,049 38–19–6 82 ^[79] 64 March 7 Vegas 1–2 Florida Hill 15,100 38–20–6 82 ^[80] 65 March 9 Vegas 4–3 Tampa Bay OT Quick 19,092 39–20–6 84 ^[81] 66 March 11 Vegas 4–0 Carolina Quick 18,813 40–20–6 86 ^[82] 67 March 12 Vegas 5–3 St. Louis Patera 18,096 41–20–6 88 ^[83] 68 March 14 Vegas 5–3 Philadelphia Quick 17,192 42–20–6 90 ^[84] 69 March 16 Calgary 7–2 Vegas Quick 18,207 42–21–6 90 ^[85] 70 March 19 Columbus 2–7 Vegas Patera 18,004 43–21–6 92 ^[86] 71 March 21 Vegas 4–3 Vancouver Quick 18,757 44–21–6 94 ^[87] 72 March 23 Vegas 3–2 Calgary Thompson 18,157 45–21–6 96 ^[88] 73 March 25 Vegas 4–3 Edmonton OT Brossoit 18,347 46–21–6 98 ^[89] 74 March 28 Edmonton 7–4 Vegas Quick 18,391 46–22–6 98 ^[90] 75 March 30 Vegas 3–4 San Jose OT Brossoit 15,232 46–22–7 99 ^[91]
April: 5–0–2 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 2–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 1 Minnesota 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,398 47–22–7 101 ^[92] 77 April 3 Vegas 4–3 Minnesota SO Brossoit 19,176 48–22–7 103 ^[93] 78 April 4 Vegas 2–3 Nashville OT Quick 17,420 48–22–8 104 ^[94] 79 April 6 Los Angeles 2–5 Vegas Brossoit 18,404 49–22–8 106 ^[95] 80 April 8 Vegas 1–2 Dallas SO Quick 18,532 49–22–9 107 ^[96] 81 April 11 Seattle 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,377 50–22–9 109 ^[97] 82 April 13 Vegas 3–1 Seattle Brossoit 17,151 51–22–9 111 ^[98]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
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 ^[99] 2 April 20 Winnipeg 2–5 Vegas Brossoit 18,333 1–1 ^[100] 3 April 22 Vegas 5–4 Winnipeg 2OT Brossoit 15,325 2–1 ^[101] 4 April 24 Vegas 4–2 Winnipeg Brossoit 15,324 3–1 ^[102] 5 April 27 Winnipeg 1–4 Vegas Brossoit 18,476 4–1 ^[103]
Western Conference Second Round vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Vegas won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 3 Edmonton 4–6 Vegas Brossoit 18,243 1–0 ^[104] 2 May 6 Edmonton 5–1 Vegas Brossoit 18,504 1–1 ^[105] 3 May 8 Vegas 5–1 Edmonton Hill 18,347 2–1 ^[106] 4 May 10 Vegas 1–4 Edmonton Hill 18,347 2–2 ^[107] 5 May 12 Edmonton 3–4 Vegas Hill 18,519 3–2 ^[108] 6 May 14 Vegas 5–2 Edmonton Hill 18,347 4–2 ^[109]
Western Conference Final vs. (C2) Dallas Stars: Vegas won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 19 Dallas 3–4 Vegas OT Hill 18,271 1–0 ^[110] 2 May 21 Dallas 2–3 Vegas OT Hill 18,358 2–0 ^[111] 3 May 23 Vegas 4–0 Dallas Hill 18,532 3–0 ^[112] 4 May 25 Vegas 2–3 Dallas OT Hill 18,532 3–1 ^[113] 5 May 27 Dallas 4–2 Vegas Hill 18,546 3–2 ^[114] 6 May 29 Vegas 6–0 Dallas Hill 18,532 4–2 ^[115]
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (WC2) Florida Panthers: Vegas won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 3 Florida 2–5 Vegas Hill 18,432 1–0 ^[116] 2 June 5 Florida 2–7 Vegas Hill 18,561 2–0 ^[117] 3 June 8 Vegas 2–3 Florida OT Hill 19,735 2–1 ^[118] 4 June 10 Vegas 3–2 Florida Hill 19,986 3–1 ^[119] 5 June 13 Florida 3–9 Vegas Hill 19,058 4–1 ^[120]
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Updated to games played June 13, 2023

Skaters

Regular season^[121] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jack Eichel 67 27 39 66 +26 6 Chandler Stephenson 81 16 49 65 +12 26 Jonathan Marchessault 76 28 29 57 +2 21 Reilly Smith 78 26 30 56 +11 16 Alex Pietrangelo 73 11 43 54 +13 16 William Karlsson 82 14 39 53 +14 10 Shea Theodore 55 8 33 41 +16 18 Mark Stone 43 17 21 38 +11 10 Phil Kessel 82 14 22 36 –7 30 Nicolas Roy 65 14 16 30 +10 24 Michael Amadio 67 16 11 27 +2 12 William Carrier 56 16 9 25 +15 30 Paul Cotter 55 13 5 18 –5 15 Keegan Kolesar 74 8 10 18 +6 68 Nicolas Hague 81 3 14 17 +7 51 Brayden McNabb 82 1 16 17 +17 51 Ivan Barbashev^† 23 6 10 16 +11 6 Alec Martinez 77 3 11 14 +30 29 Brett Howden 54 6 7 13 +5 55 Zach Whitecloud 59 5 7 12 +10 41 Pavel Dorofeyev 18 7 2 9 +5 6 Ben Hutton 31 3 5 8 +1 6 Daniil Miromanov 14 2 4 6 –6 2 Teddy Blueger^† 18 2 4 6 –2 14 Byron Froese 9 1 1 2 0 4 Kaedan Korczak 10 0 2 2 –3 0 Brayden Pachal 10 0 2 2 +2 8 Jonas Rondbjerg 13 0 1 1 –5 4 Sheldon Rempal 1 0 0 0 –2 0 Jake Leschyshyn^‡ 22 0 0 0 –7 8

Playoffs^[122] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jack Eichel 22 6 20 26 +14 14 Jonathan Marchessault 22 13 12 25 +17 14 Mark Stone 22 11 13 24 +5 8 Chandler Stephenson 22 10 10 20 +3 30 Ivan Barbashev 22 7 11 18 +14 18 William Karlsson 22 11 6 17 +11 2 Reilly Smith 22 4 10 14 +9 14 Shea Theodore 21 1 12 13 +8 10 Nicolas Roy 22 3 8 11 +2 20 Brett Howden 22 5 5 10 +4 31 Michael Amadio 16 5 5 10 +8 4 Alex Pietrangelo 21 1 9 10 +9 29 Zach Whitecloud 22 2 6 8 +14 21 Alec Martinez 22 2 5 7 +13 4 Nicolas Hague 22 2 4 6 +12 37 William Carrier 18 2 4 6 +2 26 Keegan Kolesar 22 2 3 5 +1 50 Brayden McNabb 21 0 4 4 +7 10 Teddy Blueger 6 1 1 2 +1 0 Phil Kessel 4 0 2 2 +2 2 Brayden Pachal 1 0 0 0 0 2 Ben Hutton 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[123]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Logan Thompson	37	36	2,171:22	21	13	3	96	2.65	1,132	.915	2	0	0	2
Adin Hill	27	25	1,490:54	16	7	1	62	2.50	729	.916	0	0	1	2
Laurent Brossoit	11	10	636:02	7	0	3	23	2.17	317	.927	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Quick^†	10	9	536:22	5	2	2	28	3.13	282	.901	1	0	0	2
Jiri Patera	2	2	120:00	2	0	0	5	2.50	70	.929	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[124]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Adin Hill	16	14	913:20	11	4	33	2.17	488	.932	2	0	0	2
Laurent Brossoit	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.

Transactions

See also: 2022–23 NHL 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		Ref
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Toronto Maple Leafs NYR 3rd-round pick in 2022 CHI 5th-round pick in 2022	To Vegas Golden Knights WPG 3rd-round pick in 2022	^[125]
July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2023	To Vegas Golden Knights TBL 4th-round pick in 2022	^[125]
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	To Carolina Hurricanes Max Pacioretty Dylan Coghlan	To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations	^[126]
August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29)	To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2024	To Vegas Golden Knights Adin Hill	^[127]
November 30, 2022	To Carolina Hurricanes Zack Hayes	To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations	^[128]
February 22, 2023	To Arizona Coyotes Shea Weber 5th-round pick in 2023	To Vegas Golden Knights Dysin Mayo	^[129]
February 26, 2023	To St. Louis Blues Zach Dean	To Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev	^[130]
March 1, 2023	To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter DiLiberatore 3rd-round pick in 2024	To Vegas Golden Knights Teddy Blueger	^[131]
March 2, 2023	To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Hutchinson 7th-round pick in 2025	To Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Quick*	^[132]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Byron Froese	Calgary Flames	2-year	Free agency	^[126]
	Michael Hutchinson	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year		^[126]
	Sheldon Rempal	Vancouver Canucks	2-year		^[126]
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Spencer Foo	Kunlun Red Star (KHL)	1-year		^[133]
	Sakari Manninen	Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)			^[133]
August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)	Phil Kessel	Arizona Coyotes			^[134]
September 29, 2022 (2022-09-29)	Joe Fleming	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	3-year†		^[135]
March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)	Christoffer Sedoff	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)	3-year†‡		^[136]
Legend:  †  Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract begins in 2023–24 season.

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)	Jake Bischoff	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[137]
	Gage Quinney	Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)			^[137]
July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)	Jack Dugan	New Jersey Devils			^[138]
July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)	Mattias Janmark	Edmonton Oilers			^[139]
July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21)	Ben Jones	Calgary Flames			^[140]
January 11, 2023 (2023-01-11)	Jake Leschyshyn	New York Rangers		Waivers	^[141]
May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12)	Sakari Manninen	Genève-Servette HC (NL)	1-year‡	Free agency	^[142]
Legend:  ‡  Contract begins in 2023–24 season.

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)	Brett Howden	1-year	^[126]
	Reilly Smith	3-year	^[126]
	Jonas Rondbjerg		^[126]
July 28, 2022 (2022-07-28)	Brayden Pachal	1-year	^[143]
August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05)	Keegan Kolesar	3-year	^[144]
August 8, 2022 (2022-08-08)	Nicolas Roy	5-year	^[145]
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)	Paul Cotter	3-year	^[146]
	Jake Leschyshyn		^[146]
October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10)	Nicolas Hague		^[147]
December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)	Jakub Brabenec	3-year†	^[148]
December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26)	Matyas Sapovaliv		^[149]
April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)	Jesper Vikman	3-year†‡	^[150]
June 1, 2023 (2023-06-01)	Carl Lindbom	3-year†	^[151]
Legend:  †  Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract begins in 2023–24 season.

Draft picks

See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights 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	Czech Republic	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
3	79	Jordan Gustafson	C	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4	128	Cameron Whitehead	G	Canada	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
5	145	Patrick Guay	C	Canada	Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL)
6	177	Ben Hemmerling	RW	Canada	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7	209	Abram Wiebe	D	Canada	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)

Notes

1. Played in Salt Lake City, Utah at Vivint Arena, with the Kings as the designated home team.
2. Played in Boise, Idaho at Idaho Central Arena, with the Golden Knights as the designated home team.

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