2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights season
The 2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights season was the third season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. They played their home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. They made the playoffs for the third straight season after losing in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs to the San Jose Sharks the year prior. On October 17, 2019, the NHL suspended Valentin Zykov for 20 regular season games for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program.
| 2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights | |
|---|---|
Pacific Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Pacific |
| Conference | 3rd Western |
| 2019–20 record | 39–24–8 |
| Home record | 22–11–4 |
| Road record | 17–13–4 |
| Goals for | 227 |
| Goals against | 211 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Kelly McCrimmon |
| Coach | Gerard Gallant (Oct. 2 – Jan. 15) Peter DeBoer (Jan. 15 – Sep. 14) |
| Captain | Vacant |
| Alternate captains | Deryk Engelland Max Pacioretty Reilly Smith Mark Stone |
| Arena | T-Mobile Arena |
| Average attendance | 18,310 |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Chicago Wolves (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Max Pacioretty (32) |
| Assists | Mark Stone (42) |
| Points | Max Pacioretty (66) |
| Penalty minutes | Ryan Reaves (47) |
| Plus/minus | Chandler Stephenson (+19) |
| Wins | Marc-Andre Fleury (27) |
| Goals against average | Robin Lehner (1.67) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Golden Knights advanced to the playoffs and earned the top seed in the Western Conference during the Stanley Cup Qualifiers. In the First Round they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in five games. The Golden Knights advanced to their second Conference Final in three years after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in seven games in the Second Round. The Golden Knights season came to an end in the fifth game of the Conference Finals as they fell to the Dallas Stars.