The Vegas Golden Knights, an ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas region belong to the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, in the National Hockey League (NHL). Formed in 2017 as an expansion team they are recognized as the sports representative of Las Vegas. Owned by Black Knight Sports & Entertainment a consortium led by Bill Foley and the Maloof family they play their home games at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
Being one of the expansion teams the Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup playoffs in their four seasons and even made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season. Their impressive 13 playoff wins leading up to their participation in the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals set a record, for a team’s postseason journey.