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Vegas Golden Knights

2021–22·43–31–8·94 points·4th in the Pacific, 9th in the Western

Points
94#17
Goal differential
+18#14
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
52.3%#11
Power play
18.4%#25
Penalty kill
77.4%#21
GSAx
+6.3#16

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4122–15–4480.5913812054.6%
Away4121–16–4460.5612412450.0%
October84–4–080.50202644.1%
November138–5–0160.62453850.3%
December1310–3–0200.77553858.6%
January114–4–3110.50293252.9%
February83–4–170.44192151.9%
March168–8–0160.50475053.6%
April136–3–4160.62473953.0%
Division rivals2616–7–3350.67937952.8%
Rest of conference2411–10–3250.52777153.2%
Other conference3216–14–2340.53929451.4%
SEA44–0–081.0016755.4%
ANA43–1–060.75171554.9%
LAK42–1–150.63161443.4%
DAL32–0–150.8310843.3%
VAN42–1–150.63151651.2%
SJS32–0–150.8311663.1%
OTT22–0–041.007253.7%
MTL22–0–041.009557.2%
MIN32–1–040.679953.9%
NSH32–1–040.6713657.8%

On the road

65,790 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-14: to Los Angeles, 363 km (L)2021-10-20: to Paradise, 363 km (L)2021-10-26: to Denver, 979 km (W)2021-10-27: to Dallas, 1,066 km (OTW)2021-10-29: to Paradise, 1,721 km (SOW)2021-11-02: to Toronto, 3,141 km (L)2021-11-04: to Ottawa, 330 km (W)2021-11-06: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2021-11-07: to Detroit, 836 km (L)2021-11-09: to Paradise, 2,834 km (W)2021-11-22: to St. Louis, 2,218 km (L)2021-11-24: to Nashville, 408 km (W)2021-11-27: to Paradise, 2,541 km (L)2021-12-01: to Anaheim, 354 km (L)2021-12-03: to Glendale, 520 km (W)2021-12-05: to Paradise, 391 km (W)2021-12-14: to Boston, 3,819 km (W)2021-12-16: to Newark, 316 km (W)2021-12-17: to New York, 15 km (SOW)2021-12-19: to Elmont, 23 km (SOW)2021-12-21: to Paradise, 3,614 km (L)2021-12-28: to Los Angeles, 363 km (W)2021-12-31: to Paradise, 363 km (W)2022-01-24: to Washington, 3,356 km (W)2022-01-25: to Raleigh, 376 km (OTL)2022-01-27: to Sunrise, 1,083 km (L)2022-01-29: to Tampa, 289 km (SOW)2022-02-01: to Paradise, 3,199 km (W)2022-02-08: to Edmonton, 1,944 km (W)2022-02-09: to Calgary, 282 km (L)2022-02-16: to Paradise, 1,663 km (L)2022-02-20: to San Jose, 614 km (W)2022-02-25: to Glendale, 970 km (L)2022-02-26: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2022-03-04: to Anaheim, 354 km (W)2022-03-06: to Paradise, 354 km (W)2022-03-08: to Philadelphia, 3,501 km (L)2022-03-10: to Buffalo, 453 km (L)2022-03-11: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2022-03-13: to Columbus, 261 km (L)2022-03-15: to Winnipeg, 1,562 km (L)2022-03-17: to Paradise, 2,111 km (W)2022-03-21: to St. Paul, 2,100 km (L)2022-03-22: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2022-03-24: to Paradise, 2,111 km (W)2022-03-30: to Seattle, 1,410 km (W)2022-04-03: to Vancouver, 192 km (OTW)2022-04-06: to Paradise, 1,600 km (L)2022-04-12: to Vancouver, 1,600 km (OTL)2022-04-14: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2022-04-16: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2022-04-18: to Paradise, 1,944 km (L)2022-04-26: to Dallas, 1,721 km (SOL)2022-04-27: to Chicago, 1,292 km (SOL)2022-04-29: to St. Louis, 421 km (W)ParadiseLos AngelesDenverDallasTorontoOttawaMontrealDetroitSt. LouisNashvilleAnaheimGlendaleBostonNewarkNew YorkElmontLos AngelesWashingtonRaleighSunriseTampaEdmontonCalgarySan JosePhiladelphiaBuffaloPittsburghColumbusWinnipegSt. PaulSeattleVancouverChicago
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
10 GP · 3–5–2 · 8 vs fresher opponent
40.0%
46.8%
1 day
49 GP · 29–17–3 · 16 vs fresher opponent
62.2%
52.0%
2 days
11 GP · 6–3–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
63.6%
61.1%
3+ days
11 GP · 4–6–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
40.9%
50.9%

Pulling the goalie

39 times this season the Golden Knights were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Golden Knights in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
51.9%
49.3%
Goals share
51.8%
47.1%
Shooting %
9.3%
9.3%
Save %
.906
.892