NHL · 2026-27
Vegas Golden Knights
12-5-2 · #5 of 32 by Elo
Elo rating
1539
#5 of 32 · 1500 is average
Market rating
1535
#5 of 32 by recent lines
This season
+10
Elo change since opening night
Forecasts on their games
63%
12–7 this season
By the numbers
This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records.
- Goals scored
- 3.4
- 12th of 32
- Goals allowed
- 2.7
- 5th fewest of 32
- Margin
- +0.7
- 6th of 32
- Shot share
- 52.5%
- 10th of 32
- Save percentage
- 90.2%
- 7th of 32
- Last 10
- 5–5
- 14th of 32
- At home
- 6–3
- 8th of 32
- On the road
- 6–4
- 6th of 32
- Opponent Elo
- 1488
- 27th toughest of 32
Season outlook
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026-27 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works
Projected record
48-28-8
Now 12-5-2 · middle 80%: 43–54 wins
Make the playoffs
95%
Division: 43%
About 91 points usually gets them in
Reach the Stanley Cup Final
17%
Win it all
8%
In 829 of 10,000 simulations
Playoff chances this season
Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 95%.
Upcoming
Forecasts for their next games. Their next 5 opponents average 1493 Elo, the 11th-easiest stretch of the league's 32.
Mammoth
10-7-1
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Predators
9-4-5
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Canucks
3-16-1
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Stars
10-5-2
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Stars
10-5-2
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Golden Knights
12-5-2
Jets
8-8-3
Players
Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.
- Shea Theodore
- Noah Hanifin
- Jack Eichel
- Brayden McNabb
- Rasmus Andersson
- Mark Stone
- Mitch Marner
- William Karlsson
- Jeremy Lauzon
- Ivan Barbashev
- Brett Howden
- Tomas Hertl
- Trevor Connelly
- Braeden Bowman
- Nic Dowd
- Carter Hart
- Marc Gatcomb
- Adin Hill
- Dylan Coghlan
- Raphael Lavoie
- Parker Wotherspoon
- Victor Olofsson
- Ville Heinola
- Alexander Holtz
Rating history
Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.
Against the line
This season, against each game's closing spread and total.
- Puck line
- 8–11
- Last 10
- 4–6
- As the favorite
- 7–10
- As the underdog
- 1–1
- Overs–unders
- 11–8
- Overs–unders, last 10
- 4–6
Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.
Recent results
Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.
Last 10, oldest first: W L L L W L L W W W
- W
@ BUF 4–1Picked VGK 51%Nov 8Hit - W
@ DET 2–1Picked VGK 56%Nov 5Hit - W
@ PIT 3–2Picked PIT 51%Nov 3Miss - L
@ BOS 2–3Picked VGK 52%Nov 2Miss - L
vs NJ 2–5Picked VGK 51%Oct 30Miss - W
vs OTT 4–1Picked VGK 58%Oct 27Hit - L
@ CBJ 1–2Picked VGK 55%Oct 24Miss - L
@ STL 2–6Picked VGK 54%Oct 22Miss - L
vs TB 2–6Picked VGK 51%Oct 20Miss - Wvs PIT 6–2Picked VGK 66%Oct 17Hit
Injury report
Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.
Noah Hanifin D
Outout
Parker Wotherspoon D
Injured Reserveir