2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season

2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights
DivisionPacific
ConferenceWestern
Team information
General managerKelly McCrimmon
CoachBruce Cassidy
CaptainMark Stone
Alternate captainsJack Eichel
William Karlsson
Alex Pietrangelo
ArenaT-Mobile Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
Tahoe Knight Monsters (ECHL)

The 2025–26 Vegas Golden Knights season will be the ninth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The 2025 preseason schedule was published on June 20, 2025.[1]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2025.

2025–26 game log

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

Player statistics

Updated to games played , 2025

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM

†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.

Roster

Updated July 17, 2025[2][3]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
49 Russia Ivan Barbashev C L 29 2023 Moscow, Russia
52 Canada Dylan Coghlan D R 27 2025 Duncan, British Columbia
16 Russia Pavel Dorofeyev C L 24 2019 Nizhny Tagil, Russia
9 United States Jack Eichel (A) C R 28 2021 North Chelmsford, Massachusetts
15 United States Noah Hanifin D L 28 2024 Boston, Massachusetts
48 Czech Republic Tomas Hertl C L 31 2024 Prague, Czech Republic
33 Canada Adin Hill G L 29 2022 Comox, British Columbia
26 Sweden Alexander Holtz (RFA) F L 23 2024 Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
21 Canada Brett Howden C L 27 2021 Oakbank, Manitoba
17 Canada Ben Hutton D L 32 2021 Brockville, Ontario
71 Sweden William Karlsson (A) C L 31 2017 Märsta, Sweden
55 Canada Keegan Kolesar RW R 28 2017 Brandon, Manitoba
6 Canada Kaedan Korczak D R 24 2019 Yorkton, Saskatchewan
– Canada Jeremy Lauzon D L 28 2025 Val-d'Or, Quebec
93 Canada Mitch Marner RW R 28 2025 Markham, Ontario
3 Canada Brayden McNabb D L 34 2017 Davidson, Saskatchewan
24 United States Jaycob Megna D L 32 2025 Plantation, Florida
7 Canada Alex Pietrangelo (A) Injured Reserve D R 35 2020 King City, Ontario
– Canada Cole Reinhardt LW L 25 2025 Calgary, Alberta
46 Denmark Jonas Rondbjerg RW L 26 2017 Hørsholm, Denmark
20 United States Brandon Saad LW L 32 2025 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40 Switzerland Akira Schmid G L 25 2024 Bern, Switzerland
22 Canada Cole Schwindt C R 24 2024 Breslau, Ontario
– Canada Colton Sissons C R 31 2025 North Vancouver, British Columbia
19 Canada Reilly Smith RW L 34 2025 Etobicoke, Ontario
61 Canada Mark Stone (C) RW R 33 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba
27 Canada Shea Theodore D L 30 2017 Langley, British Columbia
2 Canada Zach Whitecloud D R 28 2018 Brandon, Manitoba

Transactions

See also: 2025–26 NHL transactions

The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 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
June 28, 2025 To Nashville Predators
2nd-round pick in 2025 (#58 overall)
4th-round pick in 2025 (#122 overall) 		To Vegas Golden Knights
TBL 2nd-round pick in 2025 (#55 overall) 		[4]
June 28, 2025 To Pittsburgh Penguins
WSH 3rd-round pick in 2025 (#91 overall)
5th-round pick in 2025 (#154 overall) 		To Vegas Golden Knights
OTT 3rd-round pick in 2025 (#85 overall) 		[5]
June 30, 2025 To Nashville Predators
Nicolas Hague
conditional 2nd-round pick in 2027
              or 3rd-round pick in 2027 		To Vegas Golden Knights
Jeremy Lauzon
Colton Sissons* 		[6]
July 1, 2025 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Nicolas Roy 		To Vegas Golden Knights
Mitch Marner 		[7]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Dylan Coghlan Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [8]
Jaycob Megna Florida Panthers 2-year
Cole Reinhardt Ottawa Senators
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Jeremy Davies [9]
Legend:  †  Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract begins in 2026–27 season.

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Mason Geertsen Buffalo Sabres 2-year Free agency [10]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Tanner Pearson Winnipeg Jets 1-year [11]
July 16, 2025 (2025-07-16) Dysin Mayo Columbus Blue Jackets [12]
July 17, 2025 (2025-07-17) Isaiah Saville Ontario Reign (AHL) [13]
August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15) Gage Quinney Shanghai Dragons (KHL) [14]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Brandon Saad 1-year [8]
Reilly Smith
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Kaedan Korczak 4-year‡ [9]
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06) Raphael Lavoie 1-year [15]
Jonas Rondbjerg
Cole Schwindt
July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08) Lukas Cormier [16]
Legend:  †  Contract is entry-level.  ‡  Contract begins in 2026–27 season.

Draft picks

See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks

Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 27 to 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
2 55[A] Jakob Ihs-Wozniak C  Sweden Lulea HF (J20 Nationell)
3 85[B] Mateo Nobert C  Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
6 186 Alexander Weiermair C  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
187[C] Gustav Sjoqvist D  Sweden AIK IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)

Notes:

  1. ^ The Tampa Bay Lightning's second-round pick went to the Vegas Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a second and fifth-round pick both in 2025 (58th and 122nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[4]
  2. ^ The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Washington's third-round pick in 2025 (91st overall) and a fifth-round pick in 2025 (154th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.[5]
  3. ^ The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick went to the Golden Knights as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2024 to Washington in exchange for this pick.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Game Schedule for 2025-26 Preseason". NHL.com. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Roster Transactions". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Ramirez, W.G. (June 28, 2025). "Golden Knights Trade Up To 55, Select Australian Winger Jakob Ihs Wozniak". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Ramirez, W.G. (June 28, 2025). "Golden Knights Trade Up To Select Mateo Norbert With 85th Overall Pick". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Hague traded to Predators by Golden Knights, signs 4-year, $22 million contract". nhl.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Marner traded to Golden Knights by Maple Leafs, signs 8-year, $96 million contract". nhl.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions". NHL.com. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Vegas Golden Knights Announce Roster Transactions | July 2, 2025". NHL.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  10. ^ LaBarber, Jourdon (July 1, 2025). "Sabres sign Geertsen to 2-year contract". Buffalo Sabres.
  11. ^ "Jets sign forward Tanner Pearson to a one-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. July 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "Blue Jackets sign D Dysin Mayo to one-year, two-way contract". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "Reign Sign Isaiah Saville to AHL Contract". Ontario Reign. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  14. ^ Nekrasov, Anton (August 15, 2025). "«Шанхай Дрэгонс» объявил о подписании контрактов с пятью хоккеистами" [Shanghai Dragons announce signing of five players]. championat.com (in Russian). SUP Media. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  15. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Agree to Terms with Cole Schwindt, Jonas Rondbjerg and Raphael Lavoie to One-Year Contracts". NHL.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Vegas Golden Knights Sign Defenseman Lukas Cormier to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  17. ^ "Capitals grab late pick from Golden Knights at NHL Draft". sportsnet.ca. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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