There have been plenty of accusations of favoritism toward the Golden Knights in recent years, and now their critics have even more fuel for their argument.
In recent years, the Vegas Golden Knights have transitioned from a lovable group of misfits to arguably the biggest villain in the National Hockey League.
After making the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural year, made up of mostly rejected spare parts that other clubs chose not to protect in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft, the Golden Knights have soon brought on several of the top players in the League.
And while they've drawn considerable scrutiny and criticism for their creative ways of getting around the NHL salary cap guidelines, there is even more controversy in Sin City.
The Golden Knights were the least penalized of any of the 32 NHL clubs for 2024-25. And in doing so, they officially set history by becoming the 1st club to be penalized less than 200 times over 82 games:
The Golden Knights were penalized 197 times this season, becoming the first team in NHL history to receive fewer than 200 penalties over the course of an 82-game season.
Vegas' 197 penalties are 46 less than the next closest mark which came in 2022-23 when the club had 243.
The Golden Knights have attracted the ire of fans after captain Mark Stone was placed on Long Term Injured Reserve in each of the last 2 years, only to return for the opening game of the postseason.
Is the NHL showing favoritism toward the Golden Knights, or did they simply just have better discipline in game action?
