Golden Knights 2026-27 season predictions

Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters and editors foretell however they spot the 2026-27 play unfolding for the Knights:

Danny Webster

Knights bushed writer

Points for season: 104

Pacific Division finish: 1st

Playoff qualifier: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Western Conference Final

Why?: The Knights volition predominate the Pacific pillow combat and beryllium 1 of the past 4 teams lasting again. That is wherever things get tricky. Colorado, Dallas oregon Minnesota await them there. They’re going to play good for Ryan Craig. They’re going to marque Year 10 memorable. But injuries volition heap up, and goaltending needs much clarity earlier there’s immoderate alteration to this.

Ed Graney

Columnist

Points for season: 100

Pacific Division finish: 1st

Playoff qualifier: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Western Conference Final

Why?: They are built for different heavy playoff tally yet again nether first-year manager Ryan Craig. It volition beryllium absorbing to spot the split/rotation betwixt goalies Carter Hart and Adin Hill. They request some crisp to triumph the division. If they tin support William Karlsson healthy, the apical 2 lines volition bash immoderate superior harm implicit the people of a season. The docket is oh-so-easy to start, allowing the Knights to physique a spot of a borderline retired of the gates.

Adam Hill

Reporter/Columnist

Points for season: 99

Pacific Division finish: 3rd

Playoff qualifier: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Stanley Cup Final

Why?: This feels similar 1 of those years the Golden Knights volition play ample stretches of the play connected cruise power with the knowing the postseason is what genuinely matters. There volition beryllium an accommodation play betwixt caller manager Ryan Craig and his players arsenic helium grows into the relation helium has been preparing for the past fewer years and past the squad volition fastener successful travel March and deed the playoffs arsenic the hottest squad successful the league earlier falling to the Washington Capitals successful the Final.

David Schoen

Digital Sports Producer

Points for season: 106

Pacific Division finish: 1st

Playoff qualifier: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Western Conference Final

Why?: The Golden Knights stay the people of the Pacific Division, particularly with Edmonton’s model closing. And they won’t person 17 OT/shootout losses this season. But telephone maine a Ryan Craig skeptic. They won’t get past 1 of the Big Three from the Central Division (Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota) successful the playoffs.

Bill Bradley

Sports Editor

Points for season: 105

Pacific Division finish: 1st

Playoffs: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Western Conference Final

Why?: There’s bully quality and atrocious news: The Knights volition interruption the 100-point obstruction again, they’ll triumph the Pacific Division again and they’ll again get past the Coyotes (aka Mammoth) and the Ducks (or the Kings). However, this clip the existent Colorado Avalanche volition amusement up and bring revenge into the Western Conference Final.

Richard Bush

Assistant Sports Editor

Points for season: 100

Pacific Division finish: 2nd

Playoff qualifier: Yes

Postseason prediction: Lose successful Western Conference Final

Why?: Ryan Craig mightiness beryllium the caller coach, but he’s not caller to the team, galore of the players and a franchise that is built for changeless winning. So portion determination mightiness beryllium a misstep present and there, it won’t instrumentality agelong for the Knights to instrumentality to signifier and triumph regularly. But the Avs are not going to beryllium caught flatfooted again successful the playoffs if they meet. And determination are the Wild and the Stars lurking retired determination arsenic well. This play ends 1 circular earlier.