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season for the

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franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. They played their home games at

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on the

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. They made the playoffs for the third straight season after losing in the first round of the

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to the

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the year prior. On October 17, 2019, the NHL suspended

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for 20 regular season games for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing

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. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Golden Knights advanced to the playoffs and earned the top seed in the Western Conference during the Stanley Cup Qualifiers. In the First Round they defeated the

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in five games. The Golden Knights advanced to their second Conference Final in three years after defeating the

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in seven games in the Second Round. The Golden Knights season came to an end in the fifth game of the Conference Finals as they fell to the

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Regular season

The Golden Knights started their season with a 4–1 win against the

on October 3.

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scored his first NHL goal in his debut game during the opener.

Standings

Divisional standings

Western Conference

;Tiebreaking procedures # Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season). # Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW). # Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW). # Greater number of total wins (including shootouts). # 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. # Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against). # Greater number of goals scored (denoted by GF).

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.

Playoffs

The Golden Knights played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Vegas finished with a 3–0–0 record to clinch the first seed for the playoffs. In the first round, the Golden Knights defeated the

in five games. In the second round, the Golden Knights faced the

, and defeated them in seven games. The Golden Knights faced the

in the Conference Final, but were defeated in five games.

Player statistics

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 mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

References

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