Cormier was a third-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He suited up in two games for the Golden Knights in the 2023-24 season but has otherwise played exclusively in the AHL. The 24-year-old defenseman scored 47 points (8G / 39A) last season in 49 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Heinola was drafted 20th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Jets decided to move on from the 24-year-old defenseman, resulting in a deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. Heinola spent most of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he scored 21 points (3G / 18A) in 44 games with the Manitoba Moose.
Lavoie, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, has not been able to earn an extended look at the NHL level, but hopes to build momentum after a tremendous 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 25-year-old forward scored 56 points (30G / 26A) last season in 45 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Gatcomb is no stranger to the NHL, with 16 points (11G / 5A) in 88 career games, and will provide solid organizational depth for the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old forward played a career-high 49 games with the New York Islanders last season, scoring seven points (3G / 4A).
Fleming is an undrafted 23-year-old who has spent most of the past two seasons in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knights. The defenseman had 14 points (4G / 10A) last season in 60 games with Henderson.
Demek was a fourth-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old Slovak forward has played significant minutes professionally in North America, but had a decent 2024-25 season with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), scoring 19 points (6G / 13A) in 31 games.
Coghlan spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, recording 44 points (14G / 30A) in 62 games with the Henderson Silver Knights. That said, he was called up late in the season and had a lasting impact in the postseason, earning himself a two-year contract extension.
The Golden Knights will try to supplement some of the offence they lost by trading Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers and signing Victor Olofsson to a one-year deal. The 30-year-old Swedish forward scored 31 points (13G / 18A) last season in 78 games between the Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames.
Laczynski has never made his presence felt at the NHL level, but he has provided solid organizational depth for the Vegas Golden Knights over the past two seasons, earning him a three-year contract extension. The 29-year-old scored 64 points (22G / 42A) last season in 62 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
It was widely assumed that Andersson would sign a lengthy extension with the Vegas Golden Knights after they acquired him in a trade last season, which came to fruition on the first day of free agency, with a seven-year extension worth $59.5 million ($8.5M AAV). The veteran 29-year-old Swedish defenseman was solid in a brief run with the Golden Knights, averaging 21:42 time-on-ice and scoring 17 points (7G / 10A) in 33 games.
Rondbjerg was a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, but he has yet to make an impactful mark at the NHL level. That said, he will continue to provide organizational depth for the Golden Knights after signing a one-year contract extension. The 27-year-old forward spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he scored 26 points (13G / 13A) in 43 games with the Henderson Silver Knights.
Lauzon impressed in his first season with the Golden Knights, earning himself a six-year contract extension worth $24 million ($4.0M AAV). The 28-year-old hard-hitting defenseman averaged 17:11 time-on-ice, recording 13 points (1G / 12A), 89 penalty minutes, and 251 hits in 68 games last season.
Wotherspoon had a breakout 2025-26 season, playing predominantly alongside Erik Karlsson in Pittsburgh, recording 30 points (3G / 27A) and a +17 plus/minus in 80 games. The 28-year-old defenseman spent his first six professional seasons playing exclusively in the AHL before making his NHL debut in 2022-23 with the New York Islanders.
A myriad of injuries in the Vegas crease last season afforded Lindbom his NHL debut, during which he appeared in eight games (2-4-2) and posted a 3.00 GAA and .873 SV%. The 23-year-old Swedish goalie, a seventh-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, will likely remain a depth player for the organization in 2026-27 and continue in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knights, where he posted an impressive 2.16 GAA and .926 SV% in 35 games last season (24-5-5).
Karlsson left Game 5 with an arm injury on a hit from Sean Walker and did not return. With Karlsson sidelined for Game 6, the Golden Knights will have to shuffle their lines around. Either Brandon Saad or Reilly Smith will enter the lineup to replace Karlsson, and either Tomas Hertl will centre the second line, or Pavel Dorofeyev will move back into the top-6 with Mitch Marner going back to centre. Head coach John Tortorella would not commit to his changes.
Hart allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Golden Knights 4-2 loss in Carolina in Game 5. Despite allowing four goals in all five games of the series and posting an .856 SV%, head coach John Tortorella has continued to express his confidence in Hart, and will turn to him again in a must-win Game 6 on Sunday. In the first three rounds, Hart stopped 0.88 goals above expected per/60. He's given up 0.48 goals above expected per/60 in the Stanley Cup Final.
