Pacific Division
·
Est. 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
2025–26
·
39–26–17
·
95 pts
·
#1 Pacific
GM: Kelly McCrimmon
HC: John Tortorella
STANLEY CUP
2023
Team xGF%
54.3
% · all situations · HighDanger xG
4th in NHL
Identity
Veteran depth
Reached the Cup Final
Contention window
Open
Lost Cup Final to Carolina in 6
Coach
Ryan Craig
New bench, heavy four-line system
Avg age · forwards
30.4
computed from roster
Team Identity
Veteran depth · Pacific champ, Cup Final run
Vegas won the Pacific again and rode it to the Stanley Cup Final, their deepest run since the 2023 title. Jack Eichel drove the group with a career year, 90 points in 74 games, and Mitch Marner's first season in the desert added 80 points and 24 goals. The heavy four-line system swept Colorado in the Western Conference Final before Carolina closed it out in six. The summer cost them Pavel Dorofeyev to the Rangers, but they locked up Rasmus Andersson on the back end and added depth in Parker Wotherspoon. Cap-tight and aging, but nobody wants to draw them.
2025-26 team profile · ranked out of 32
54.3%
xGF%
4th of 32
+42.5
xG diff
4th of 32
3.25
xGF / game
9th of 32
2.73
xGA / game
2nd of 32
-2
Finishing
19th of 32
-18
Goaltending
28th of 32
3,590
Unblocked att. for
11th of 32
3,192
Unblocked att. against
3rd of 32
All situations, not 5-on-5. Our own xG model.
Player stats · 2025-26
Forwards12
PlayerPosGPGAPShotsTOI/GP2026-27 proj
Jack EichelC7427639026021:1295Mitch MarnerRW8124568016519:5787Mark StoneRW6028457313019:1384Ivan BarbashevLW8223386113316:1555Tomas HertlLW8224345820217:0260Victor OlofssonLW7813183114713:3435Braeden BowmanRW54818267514:0842Brett HowdenLW581210226614:5430Nic DowdC75516216614:3324Alexander HoltzRW283693011:2928Marc GatcombC493475510:0517William KarlssonC144373015:0942Defense9
PlayerPosGPGAPShotsTOI/GP2026-27 proj
Rasmus AnderssonD8117304717823:1244Shea TheodoreD7010293913022:5052Parker WotherspoonD80327307020:1025Noah HanifinD713252813522:3637Jeremy LauzonD68112137317:1117Brayden McNabbD6357128120:3116Dylan CoghlanD3000215:0313Ville HeinolaD5000714:0618Alex PietrangeloD–––––––Goaltending
Current lineup, last season's numbers, so some were earned with another club. A dash means no games played. At the opener both notes stop applying: the numbers become this team, this season.
Player contracts · 2026-27
Forwards12 · $62.41M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Jack EichelC
$13.50M
2034
Mitch MarnerRW
$12.00M
2033
Mark StoneRW
$9.50M
2027
Tomas HertlLW
$6.75M
2030
William KarlssonC
$5.90M
2027
Ivan BarbashevLW
$5.00M
2028
Nic DowdC
$3.00M
2027
Brett HowdenLW
$2.50M
2031
Victor OlofssonLW
$1.64M
2027
Braeden BowmanRW
$912K
2027
Marc GatcombC
$875K
2028
Alexander HoltzRW
$835K
2027
Defense9 · $41.95M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Alex PietrangeloD
$8.80M
2027
Rasmus AnderssonD
$8.50M
2033
Shea TheodoreD
$7.42M
2032
Noah HanifinD
$7.35M
2032
Jeremy LauzonD
$4.00M
2032
Brayden McNabbD
$3.65M
2028
Dylan CoghlanD
$875K
2028
Ville HeinolaD
$850K
2027
Parker WotherspoonD
$500K
2027
Goalies2 · $8.25M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Adin HillG
$6.25M
2031
Carter HartG
$2.00M
2027
23 active-roster contracts, $103.81M committed. Bars run 2027 to 2035, the longest deal in the league, so their lengths are comparable between teams. 10 run only through 2027. AHL and non-roster deals are off-cap and not shown.
Value for money
Forwards11 · average +4.1 vs pay
Player
belowgoing rateabove
Cap hit
Rating
Vs cap hit
Jack EichelC
$13.50M
76
+11
Mitch MarnerRW
$12.00M
71
+7
Mark StoneRW
$9.50M
81
+19
Tomas HertlLW
$6.75M
68
+10
Ivan BarbashevLW
$5.00M
65
+9
Nic DowdC
$3.00M
35
-15
Brett HowdenLW
$2.50M
51
+3
Victor OlofssonLW
$1.64M
41
-4
Braeden BowmanRW
$912K
51
+12
Marc GatcombC
$875K
30
-9
Alexander HoltzRW
$835K
40
+2
Defense6 · average +7.4 vs pay
Player
belowgoing rateabove
Cap hit
Rating
Vs cap hit
Rasmus AnderssonD
$8.50M
67
+4
Shea TheodoreD
$7.42M
68
+6
Noah HanifinD
$7.35M
61
-2
Jeremy LauzonD
$4.00M
60
+2
Brayden McNabbD
$3.65M
72
+15
Parker WotherspoonD
$500K
60
+18
Rating scores each player out of 100 against others at his position, across the three areas we grade: offence, defence, and the rest of his game. Vs cap hit compares that score to what his salary normally buys around the league, so +10 means he plays ten points better than his price tag suggests and -10 means ten points worse. Forwards are only ever measured against forwards and defensemen against defensemen, which is why the two are listed separately: a forward and a defenseman on the same number are not the same player. Green and red mark a gap of more than 10 points either way, which is wider than 7 in 10 players in the league, so most of a normal roster sits grey. Grey means the contract is priced about right, not that the player is unremarkable. Not shown: 2 goalies and 4 skaters without enough NHL games to grade.
Contract breakdown
Strong valueGets more than it pays for, up and down the roster.
$28.06Mbeating their price
$56.87Mpriced about right
$3.00Mbelow their price
Forwards+4.1ahead of their pay
Defense+7.3ahead of their pay
Every skater above is compared to what his salary normally buys, then the roster is added up. The bar splits this team's cap money three ways by how those contracts are playing. We show a band rather than a place from 1 to 32 because the order of the middle of the league is too tight to call. Goalies are not included.
Cap situation · 2026-27
Cap committed
$103.81M
of $104.0M
Cap space
$0.19M
Players signed
22/23
1 open
Pending RFAs
0
team-controlled
Cap utilization100%
Lines · cap by group
Forwards12 signed · $62.41M committed
Line 1$28.0M
F1
Line 2$20.4M
F2
Line 3$9.3M
F3
Defense8 signed · $33.15M committed
Pair 1$11.07M
D1
Pair 2$15.85M
D2
Pair 3$4.5M
D3
Goalies2 signed · $8.25M committed
Injured Reserve$8.8M relieved
IRAlex Pietrangelo
$8.8M · thru 2027 · IR
Cap & contracts FAQ · 2026-27
How much salary cap space do the Vegas Golden Knights have in 2026-27?
The Vegas Golden Knights have $189K in salary cap space for the 2026-27 season, with $103.81M committed against the $104.0M cap (100% utilization).
Who is the highest-paid player on the Vegas Golden Knights?
Jack Eichel is the Vegas Golden Knights' highest-paid player with a $13.5M cap hit, signed through 2034.
How many players do the Vegas Golden Knights have signed for 2026-27?
The Vegas Golden Knights have 22 players signed toward the 23-man active roster (1 open).
Who are the Vegas Golden Knights' highest-paid players?
The Vegas Golden Knights' top cap hits for 2026-27 are Jack Eichel ($13.5M), Mitch Marner ($12.0M), Mark Stone ($9.5M).
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Current NHL lineup only, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar shows team vs league average (marker at center).
Forwards · 12
50.4
top Mark Stone (99.8)
league 43.0 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 7 of 9
26.8
top Rasmus Andersson (47.6)
league 27.5 NHLe pts/82
Goalies · 2
.881
top Carter Hart (0.891)
league .895 SV%
Similar historical cores
Closest historical team-seasons by points pace, goals for, and goals against (era-normalized z-score, since 1967–68). Click any card to open a side-by-side compare.
2026 Draft Class
Full board →3 selections in rounds 1-3. Prospect pages; NHL roster spots come as they sign.
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