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Vegas Golden Knights Western Conference Pacific Division
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Season Overview
Vegas Golden Knights Pittsburgh Penguins
29-14 (3) Season Record (NHL Rk) 20-21 (23)
1 Division Rank 7
2 Conference Rank 13
18-6 Home Record 12-10
11-8 Away Record 8-11
14-2 Division Record 3-8
23-5-3 Conference Record 12-12-7
160 Goals For 148
132 Goals Against 180
Winless 4 Streak Won 1
Team Info
Height Average 6-2
Weight Average 202.5
Age Average 28.0
Oldest Alex Pietrangelo (35)
Youngest Lukas Cormier (22)
Rookies 2
30 years old + 7
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 4
Free agency 6
Waivers 1
Trades 11
EXPERIENCE
GP Forwards 5697 games
GP Defensemen 4304 games
GP Goalies 354 games
Team Totals 10355 games
Team Info
Height Average 6-1
Weight Average 194.9
Age Average 29.3
Oldest Evgeni Malkin (38)
Youngest Owen Pickering (20)
Rookies 2
30 years old + 10
How The Team Was Built
Drafted 6
Free agency 9
Waivers 0
Trades 8
EXPERIENCE
GP Forwards 7001 games
GP Defensemen 3825 games
GP Goalies 171 games
Team Totals 11691 games
Injuries
Schwindt, Cole Lower body injury day-to-day
Injuries
No Injuries
Team Leaders
Goals Pavel Dorofeyev - 20
Assists Jack Eichel - 46
Points Jack Eichel - 58
Wins Adin Hill - 18
Plus/minus Jack Eichel - 24
Pen. minutes Nicolas Roy - 31
Team Leaders
Goals Rickard Rakell - 23
Assists Sidney Crosby - 38
Points Sidney Crosby - 51
Wins Alex Nedeljkovic - 9
Plus/minus Blake Lizotte - 5
Pen. minutes Michael Bunting - 46
Who's Hot?
Shea Theodore (D) 7pts in last 3 GP
Who's Not?
Ivan Barbashev (LW) 0pts in last 6 GP
Adin Hill (G) 0-1-1, 3.50, .875 in last 2 GPI
Tanner Pearson (LW) 0pts in last 8 GP
Ilya Samsonov (G) 0-2-0, 4.59, .800 in last 2 GPI
Mark Stone (RW) 0pts in last 3 GP
Who's Hot?
Matt Grzelcyk (D) 3pts in last 3 GP
Alex Nedeljkovic (G) 2-0-0, 1.50, .956 in last 2 GPI
Bryan Rust (RW) 8pts in last 7 GP
Philip Tomasino (RW) 3pts in last 4 GP
Who's Not?
Joel Blomqvist (G) 0-2-0, 5.15, .846 in last 2 GPI
Erik Karlsson (D) 0pts in last 3 GP
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