At the midway point of the year, the Golden Knights have played 2,460 minutes of hockey. Over the course of the first 41 games, Vegas has outscored their opponents 141-111. The team has been tied or in the lead for the majority of the first half. Here is a breakdown of minutes spent in the lead for the Golden Knights.
VGK spent 919:29 in the lead
VGK averages 22:41 in the lead per game
VGK spent 321:22 out of 780 minutes in the lead against top NHL Teams (13 games; DAL, NAS, STL, TB, TOR, WAS, WPG)
VGK averages 24:44 minutes in the lead per game against top NHL teams
VGK spent 275:21 out of 720 minutes in the lead vs the Pacific
VGK averages 22:58 minutes in the lead per game vs the Pacific
Game by game time spent in the lead
Game 1 @ Dallas: 2:44 Win
Game 2 @ Arizona: 0:00 Win (OT)
Game 3 vs Arizona: 57:29 Win
Game 4 vs Detroit: 7:57 Loss
Game 5 vs Boston: 25:22 Win
Game 6 vs Buffalo: 33:11 Win (OT)
Game 7 vs St. Louis: 17:25 Win (OT)
Game 8 vs Chicago: 54:14 Win
Game 9 vs Colorado: 31:10 Win
Game 10 @ NYI: 21:05 Loss
Game 11 @ NYR: 20:33 Loss
Game 12 @ Boston: 0:00 Loss
Game 13 @ Ottawa: 46:21 Win
Game 14 @ Toronto: 0:00 Loss (SO)
Game 15 @ Montreal: 0:00 Loss
Game 16 vs Winnipeg: 53:19 Win
Game 17 @ Edmonton: 0:00 Loss
Game 18 @ Vancouver: 25:47 Win
Game 19 vs Los Angeles: 59:05 Win
Game 20 @ Anaheim: 8:42 Win
Game 21 vs San Jose: 36:37 Win (OT)
Game 22 vs Arizona: 32:37 Win
Game 23 vs Dallas: 0:00 Loss
Game 24 @ Minnesota: 0:48 Loss
Game 25 @ Winnipeg: 16:32 Loss
Game 26 vs Arizona: 19:31 Win
Game 27 vs Anaheim: 6:28 Win (SO)
Game 28 @ Nashville: 41:09 Win (SO)
Game 29 @ Dallas: 36:02 Win
Game 30 vs Carolina: 0:00 Loss (SO)
Game 31 vs Pittsburgh: 22:06 Win
Game 32 vs Florida: 8:20 Win
Game 33 vs Tampa: 11:29 Win
Game 34 vs Washington: 57:23 Win
Game 35 @ Anaheim: 24:48 Win
Game 36 @ Los Angeles: 4:17 Win (OT)
Game 37 vs Toronto: 57:36 Win
Game 38 vs Nashville: 27:50 Win
Game 39 @ St. Louis: 0:00 Loss
Game 40 @ Chicago: 40:30 Win
Game 41 vs NYR: 11:02 Win
VGK is (6-0) when they lead 50+ minutes per game
VGK is (9-0) when they lead 40+ minutes per game
VGK is (14-0) when they lead 30+ minutes per game
VGK is (19-2) when they lead 20+ minutes per game
VGK is (8-9) when they lead for 12 minutes or less per game
As you can see the Golden Knights are incredibly consistent when they are in command of the game. Also, when they have stumbled, Vegas still finds ways to pick up points. Eight games this season the team never held a lead, but somehow managed to pick up four points. The key number for the Golden Knights is 20. When they maintain a lead for 20+ minutes, Vegas is almost unstoppable (19-2).
Not quite 35+ shots on goal, but hey, they can’t always be perfect.
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