The 2026–27 Vegas Golden Knights season is the tenth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The 2026 preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2026.

2026 preseason game log: 3–1–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 19 Vegas 4–2 Los Angeles Hill 8,233 1–0–0 2 September 22 Vegas 2–1 San Jose SO Hart 11,573 2–0–0 3 September 24 Utah 4–5 Vegas OT Hill 14,809 3–0–0 4 September 26 San Jose 4–2 Vegas Hart 17,264 3–1–0

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logSeptember: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 September 29 Chicago 2–5 Vegas Hart 17,838 1–0–0 2 October: 2–1–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 2 October 2 Anaheim 4–3 Vegas Hart 17,819 1–1–0 2 3 October 4 Vegas 3–2 Vancouver Hill 17,227 2–1–0 4 4 October 6 Vegas 6–2 Seattle Hart 17,151 3–1–0 6 5 October 8 Toronto – Vegas 6 October 10 Los Angeles – Vegas 7 October 12 Vegas – Minnesota 8 October 13 Vegas – Nashville 9 October 15 Calgary – Vegas 10 October 17 Pittsburgh – Vegas 11 October 20 Tampa Bay – Vegas 12 October 22 Vegas – St. Louis 13 October 24 Vegas – Columbus 14 October 27 Ottawa – Vegas 15 October 30 New Jersey – Vegas November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 16 November 2 Vegas – Boston 17 November 3 Vegas – Pittsburgh 18 November 5 Vegas – Detroit 19 November 8 Vegas – Buffalo 20 November 11 Utah – Vegas 21 November 13 Nashville – Vegas 22 November 15 Vancouver – Vegas 23 November 17 Dallas – Vegas 24 November 19 Dallas – Vegas 25 November 21 Vegas – Winnipeg 26 November 24 Vegas – Edmonton 27 November 27 Vegas – San Jose 28 November 28 Montreal – Vegas December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 29 December 1 Vegas – Los Angeles 30 December 3 Utah – Vegas 31 December 5 Winnipeg – Vegas 32 December 8 Vegas – Montreal 33 December 10 Vegas – Ottawa 34 December 12 Vegas – Toronto 35 December 16 San Jose – Vegas 36 December 18 NY Islanders – Vegas 37 December 21 Carolina – Vegas 38 December 22 Vegas – Anaheim 39 December 26 Vegas – San Jose 40 December 28 Vegas – Minnesota 41 December 29 Vegas – Chicago 42 December 31 St. Louis – Vegas January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 Colorado – Vegas 44 January 4 Vegas – Colorado 45 January 7 Minnesota – Vegas 46 January 9 Seattle – Vegas 47 January 12 Vegas – Washington 48 January 14 Vegas – Tampa Bay 49 January 16 Vegas – Florida 50 January 17 Vegas – Carolina 51 January 20 Edmonton – Vegas 52 January 22 Boston – Vegas 53 January 24 Vegas – Chicago 54 January 26 Vegas – Nashville 55 January 28 Buffalo – Vegas 56 January 30 Washington – Vegas February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 57 February 1 Vegas – Calgary 58 February 3 Vegas – Edmonton 59 February 13 Calgary – Vegas 60 February 15 Detroit – Vegas 61 February 18 Columbus – Vegas 62 February 20 Vegas – Dallas (outdoors) 63 February 22 Vegas – Colorado 64 February 24 Florida – Vegas 65 February 26 Anaheim – Vegas March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 2 Vegas – Philadelphia 67 March 4 Vegas – NY Islanders 68 March 5 Vegas – New Jersey 69 March 7 Vegas – NY Rangers 70 March 9 San Jose – Vegas 71 March 11 Philadelphia – Vegas 72 March 13 NY Rangers – Vegas 73 March 15 Winnipeg – Vegas 74 March 17 Seattle – Vegas 75 March 20 Vegas – Anaheim 76 March 23 Vegas – Seattle 77 March 25 Vegas – Vancouver 78 March 27 Vegas – Calgary 79 March 31 Vancouver – Vegas April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 2 Edmonton – Vegas 81 April 3 Vegas – Utah 82 April 6 St. Louis – Vegas 83 April 8 Vegas – Los Angeles 84 April 10 Los Angeles – Vegas Legend:

Player statistics Updated to games played October 6, 2026

Skaters Regular season Player 4 2 8 10 +3 2 4 4 1 5 +1 0 4 3 2 5 +3 2 4 2 2 4 +5 7 4 0 4 4 +7 0 4 1 2 3 +7 0 4 0 3 3 +3 2 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 9 4 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 1 1 +2 2 4 0 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 Goaltenders Regular season Player 3 3 177:37 2 1 0 8 2.70 73 .890 0 0 0 0 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 2 2.00 20 .900 0 0 0 0

†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

Transactions

The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2027–28 season.

Trades Date Details Ref July 1, 2026 To Detroit Red WingsKeegan Kolesar To Vegas Golden Knights7th-round pick in 20273rd-round pick in 2029

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Marc Gatcomb New York Islanders 2-year Free agency Adam Ginning Philadelphia Flyers Ville Heinola Winnipeg Jets 1-year Victor Olofsson Calgary Flames Antti Tuomisto Detroit Red Wings 2-year

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Colton Sissons Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency Cole Smith Chicago Blackhawks 3-year

Signings Date Player Term Ref Rasmus Andersson 7-year Dylan Coghlan 2-year Jakub Demek 1-year Joe Fleming Tanner Laczynski 3-year Jeremy Lauzon 6-year Raphael Lavoie 1-year Jonas Rondbjerg Lukas Cormier Juho Piiparinen 3-year Braeden Bowman 6-year Mark Stone 2-year William Karlsson 2-year Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2027–28 season.

Draft picks

Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26 to 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)129 Juho Piiparinen D Tappara (Liiga)392 Ben Wilmott C Barrie Colts (OHL)395 Sean Burick D Penticton Vees (WHL)4113 Jonah Sivertson RW Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)5159 Will McLaughlin D Portland Winterhawks (WHL)6191 Matthew Minchak G Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)7207 Noel Pakarinen LW Kiekko-Espoo (U20 SM-sarja)

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