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Vegas Golden Knights are a solid playoff-caliber club — 95 points in 82 games (95-pt pace). Their defense (82 OVR) is their strongest asset.

Team Overall

Vegas Golden Knights

Playoff Caliber

78OVR

Offense

82OVR

Defense

75OVR

Goaltending

Offensive78

Defensive82

Goaltending75

Right now

Last 10

7-0-3

3-game win streak

@ COLThu, May 21, 12:00 AM

Last: W 5–1 @ ANA

Injuries

4 out

Jeremy Lauzon, Brayden McNabb, Mark Stone…

Cap$107.49M· 122.1% of $88M· $268K PuckPedia space

23/23 rosterLeague cap →

Schedule

Recent

May 14@ANAW 5–1
May 12vs ANAW 3–2/OT
May 10@ANAL 3–4
May 8@ANAW 6–2
May 6vs ANAL 1–3

Upcoming

May 20
@COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
12:00 AM
May 22
@COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
12:00 AM
May 24
vs COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
12:00 AM
May 26
vs COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
4:00 PM
May 28
@COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
12:00 AM
May 30
vs COLRivalry
Game 1 · Tied 0–0
12:00 AM

Vegas Golden Knights

Source: Last Game (2026-05-14) · DFO updated May 15, 2026, 3:03 PM

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Forwards

Forwards 1

LWIvan Barbashev#49CJack Eichel#9RWPavel Dorofeyev#16

Forwards 2

LWBrett Howden#21CWilliam Karlsson#71RWMitch Marner#16

Forwards 3

LWBrandon Saad#20CTomas Hertl#48RWColton Sissons#10

Forwards 4

LWCole Smith#36CNic Dowd#26RWKeegan Kolesar#55

Defense

Defense 1

LDNoah Hanifin#15RDRasmus Andersson#4

Defense 2

LDShea Theodore#27RDDylan Coghlan#52

Defense 3

LDBen Hutton#17RDKaedan Korczak#6

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit

SK1Mitch Marner#16SK2Tomas Hertl#48SK3Pavel Dorofeyev#16SK4Jack Eichel#9SK5Shea Theodore#27

2nd Powerplay Unit

SK1Ivan Barbashev#49SK2William Karlsson#71SK3Brett Howden#21SK4Rasmus Andersson#4SK5Noah Hanifin#15

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Brett Howden#21SK2Mitch Marner#16SK3Noah Hanifin#15SK4Rasmus Andersson#4

2nd Penalty Kill Unit

SK1Jack Eichel#9SK2William Karlsson#71SK3Dylan Coghlan#52SK4Shea Theodore#27

Goalies

G1Carter Hart#79G2Adin Hill#33

Injuries / out

IR1Jeremy Lauzon#3IR2Brayden McNabb#3IR3Mark Stone#61IR4Alexander Holtz#26

Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM · Line combinations courtesy of Daily Faceoff

Season snapshot

Goals for: 265
Goals against: 250
Goal diff: +15
Last 10: 7-0-3
Home: 20-12-9
Road: 19-14-8

Team Overall

Vegas Golden Knights

Playoff Caliber

78OVR

Offense

82OVR

Defense

75OVR

Goaltending

Offensive78

Defensive82

Goaltending75

5v5 process (warehouse)

82 games ingested · regular season

Corsi %: 53.1%
xGF %: 53.7%
Goals for: 174
Goals against: 172

Cap usage

$88.00M league ceiling · PuckPedia snapshot · VGK

League cap table →

Projected cap hit$107.49M (122.1% of ceiling)

Space vs ceiling $-19490000PuckPedia space $268K · roster 23/23

Projected hit exceeds the $88.00M ceiling in this snapshot — LTIR and carryover rules are not modeled here.

Vegas Golden Knights

Last Game (2026-05-14) · G/A/PTS via NHL Stats

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Forward lines

Forwards 1· Even strength

Ivan Barbashev#49

lw23G 38A 61PTS

16:15TOI

Jack Eichel#9

c27G 63A 90PTS

21:12TOI

Pavel Dorofeyev#16

rw37G 27A 64PTS

17:36TOI

Forwards 2· Even strength

Brett Howden#21

lw12G 10A 22PTS

14:54TOI

William Karlsson#71

c4G 3A 7PTS

15:09TOI

Mitch Marner#16

rw24G 56A 80PTS

19:57TOI

Forwards 3· Even strength

Brandon Saad#20

lw3G 6A 9PTS

13:23TOI

Tomas Hertl#48

c24G 34A 58PTS

17:02TOI

Colton Sissons#10

rw6G 5A 11PTS

12:30TOI

Forwards 4· Even strength

Cole Smith#36

lw2G 0A 2PTS

11:38TOI

Nic Dowd#26

c1G 4A 5PTS

11:46TOI

Keegan Kolesar#55

rw6G 11A 17PTS

11:32TOI

Defense pairs

Defense 1· Even strength

Noah Hanifin#15

ld3G 25A 28PTS

22:36TOI

Rasmus Andersson#4

rd7G 10A 17PTS

21:42TOI

Defense 2· Even strength

Shea Theodore#27

ld10G 29A 39PTS

22:50TOI

Dylan Coghlan#52

rd0G 0A 0PTS

15:03TOI

Defense 3· Even strength

Ben Hutton#17

ld6G 9A 15PTS

14:35TOI

Kaedan Korczak#6

rd3G 13A 16PTS

15:58TOI

Power play

1st Powerplay Unit· Power play

Mitch Marner#16

sk124G 56A 80PTS

19:57TOI

Tomas Hertl#48

sk224G 34A 58PTS

17:02TOI

Pavel Dorofeyev#16

sk337G 27A 64PTS

17:36TOI

Jack Eichel#9

sk427G 63A 90PTS

21:12TOI

Shea Theodore#27

sk510G 29A 39PTS

22:50TOI

2nd Powerplay Unit· Power play

Ivan Barbashev#49

sk123G 38A 61PTS

16:15TOI

William Karlsson#71

sk24G 3A 7PTS

15:09TOI

Brett Howden#21

sk312G 10A 22PTS

14:54TOI

Rasmus Andersson#4

sk47G 10A 17PTS

21:42TOI

Noah Hanifin#15

sk53G 25A 28PTS

22:36TOI

Penalty kill

1st Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Brett Howden#21

sk112G 10A 22PTS

14:54TOI

Mitch Marner#16

sk224G 56A 80PTS

19:57TOI

Noah Hanifin#15

sk33G 25A 28PTS

22:36TOI

Rasmus Andersson#4

sk47G 10A 17PTS

21:42TOI

2nd Penalty Kill Unit· Penalty kill

Jack Eichel#9

sk127G 63A 90PTS

21:12TOI

William Karlsson#71

sk24G 3A 7PTS

15:09TOI

Dylan Coghlan#52

sk30G 0A 0PTS

15:03TOI

Shea Theodore#27

sk410G 29A 39PTS

22:50TOI

Goalies

Carter Hart#79

Adin Hill#33

DFO updated May 15, 2026, 3:03 PM · Cached May 18, 2026, 1:28 AM

Roster Value Map

Tile width ≈ WAR contribution · click to view player

Forwards

Stone91 Eichel89 Marner84 Dorofeyev79 Barbashev76 Hertl75 69

Defense

Theodore81 Andersson79 Hanifin75

Goalies

Schmid68 Hart60 Hill60 Lindbom60

Elite (90+)Star (85+)Top-6 (80+)Middle-6 (75+)Depth (65+)

Roster

Forwards

#	Player	Pos	OVR
49	Ivan Barbashev	L	76
42	Braeden Bowman	R	66
24	Trevor Connelly	L
16	Pavel Dorofeyev	R	79
26	Nic Dowd	C	58
9	Jack Eichel	C	89
48	Tomas Hertl	C	75
11	Alexander Holtz	R	61
21	Brett Howden	C	67
71	William Karlsson	C	69
55	Keegan Kolesar	R	58
28	Tanner Laczynski	C	63
36	Raphael Lavoie	C
93	Mitch Marner	R	84
46	Jonas Rondbjerg	R	58
20	Brandon Saad	L	57
10	Colton Sissons	C	58
22	Cole Smith	R	57
19	Reilly Smith	R	66
61	Mark Stone	R	91
77	Kai Uchacz	C	53

Defense

#	Player	Pos	OVR
4	Rasmus Andersson	D	79
52	Dylan Coghlan	D	50
84	Jeremy Davies	D
15	Noah Hanifin	D	75
17	Ben Hutton	D	60
6	Kaedan Korczak	D	58
5	Jeremy Lauzon	D	60
3	Brayden McNabb	D	64
88	Jaycob Megna	D	50
27	Shea Theodore	D	81

Goalies

#	Player	Pos	OVR
79	Carter Hart	G
33	Adin Hill	G
30	Carl Lindbom	G
40	Akira Schmid	G	68

Hockey operations

General Manager
Kelly McCrimmon
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Head coach
Bruce Cassidy
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