The 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season was the seventh season for the

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franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending

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champions. During the season, Vegas started off hot, winning the first seven games, the most wins to start a season from a defending cup champion. The Golden Knights played in the

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, losing 3–0 to the

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on January 1, 2024. After a 7–0 win against the

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on November 4, Vegas struggled throughout the rest of the season, stumbling from first in the Western Conference to a wild card spot. This included a 4–5–1 February slump, and a 2–8–1 record between February 12 and March 7. On April 12, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth for the sixth time in their first seven seasons, following a 7–2 win over the

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and a 5–2 loss by the

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to the

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. In the playoffs, the Golden Knights faced the

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, losing in seven games in the first round; despite taking a 2–0 series lead, Dallas went on to win four of the last five games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The 2023 preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.

Playoffs

Player statistics

Updated to games played May 5, 2024

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 2023–24 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 2023 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at

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Notes

References

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