2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season

The 2023–24 Vegas Golden Knights season was the seventh season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

During the season, Vegas started off hot, winning the first seven games, the most wins to start a season from a defending cup champion. The Golden Knights played in the 2024 Winter Classic, losing 3–0 to the Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Park on January 1, 2024.

After a 7-0 win against the Colorado Avalanche on November 4, Vegas struggled throughout the rest of the season, stumbling from first in the Western Conference to a wild card spot. This included a 4-5-1 February slump, and a 2-8-1 record between February 12 and March 7. On April 12, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth for the sixth time in their first seven seasons, following a 7–2 win over the Minnesota Wild and a 5–2 loss by the St. Louis Blues to the Carolina Hurricanes. In the playoffs, the Golden Knights faced the Dallas Stars, losing in seven games in the first round; despite taking a 2–0 series lead, Dallas went on to win four of the last five games.

Preseason
The 2023 preseason schedule was published on June 22, 2023.

Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.

Player statistics
Updated to games played May 5, 2024

Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Golden Knights. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.

‡Denotes player was traded or waived mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.

Bold denotes new franchise record.

Transactions
The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.

Draft picks
Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.