With the Vegas Golden Knights season coming to an end a little earlier than had been hoped, it presents my annual opportunity to look back on the bold prognostications I made back in September and see how clear my crystal ball was. In the end, I was right to believe that the Golden Knights would take a step back in their Stanley Cup title defense season – I didn't go far enough. A second-place finish in the Pacific Division would've still netted Vegas home-ice advantage in the playoffs and a more favorable match-up than the top-seeded Dallas Stars.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 104 | |
82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 98 | |
82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | |
82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 81 | |
82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 59 | |
82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 47 |