The Las Vegas Golden Knights have turned their season around

Although the Las Vegas Golden Knights aren’t the dominant, Pacific Division winning squad of last season who set expansion team records in almost every category. The Golden Knights are still proving to the league that they are not merely a one hit wonder.

After a surprising trip to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural year, the Golden Knights got off to a rough start in their second season as a franchise. The Golden Knights went 8-11-1 in their first 20 games and were close to the bottom of the Western Conference according to Hockey Reference.

Despite this, the Golden Knights have weathered the storm and are starting to look more like the team who turned countless heads in the seasonprior. The Golden Knights are currently 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests and now occupy the final wildcard spot in the West with 38 points and a 18-14-2 record.

Team wise, the Golden Knights have improved statistically as well, especially in the defensive end. At the moment, the Golden Knights have the sixth best penalty kill in the league at 83.2 percent according to NHL.con. In addition, the Golden Knights are tied for first with the Carolina Hurricanes in least amount of shots allowed per game with 27.9 according to NHL.com.

Player wise, it’s the same forwards as last season who are leading the Golden Knights on the score sheet. Both William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault have 26 points through 34 games.

Vegas’s first line continues to dominate the offense. Karlsson