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. 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. 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. 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. The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup. Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason
The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022. Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022. Playoffs

Player statistics
Updated to games played June 13, 2023

Skaters

Goaltenders

†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

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. Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

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. Notes

References

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