Vegas Golden Knights Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-07 · 62 entries checked · 45 flagged · 95 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 95 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Jonathan Marchessault — Marchessault was selected as the Golden Knights' All-Star representative in 2022 is incorrect; he was selected in 2018.

Jonathan Marchessault — The claim that Wayne Gretzky was undrafted is incorrect; he was drafted, and the last undrafted player to win the Conn Smythe before Marchessault was Tim Thomas in 2011.

Marc-Andre Fleury — The Penguins acquired the first overall pick from the Florida Panthers in a trade that sent the first and 73rd overall picks to the Penguins in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson and the third and 55th picks. This is incorrect: the actual trade was the Penguins se

Golden Ticket Tradition — The first outdoor game in NHL history was not played in Las Vegas on September 28, 1991; the first regular-season outdoor NHL game was the 2003 Heritage Classic, and the 1991 game was an exhibition game, not a league-sanctioned outdoor game.

Golden Ticket Tradition — The Frozen Fury series was not held in Salt Lake City from 2021 to 2023; it was held from 2021 to 2023, but the series concluded after the 2023 edition, not the 2023–24 season.

Stanley Cup Final 2018 — The entry states 'This was the first Finals series since 2007 where neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup.' This is factually incorrect because the 2012 Final (Kings vs. Devils) and the 2016 Final (Sharks vs. Penguins) also featured at least one team

William Karlsson — Karlsson is not an alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights; he has never served as an alternate captain for the team.

William Karlsson — Karlsson does not hold the NHL record for most goals scored (43) by a single player in an expansion team's inaugural season.

Reilly Smith — Smith did not score the Cup-clinching goal in game five of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final; the goal was scored by Mark Stone.

Reilly Smith — Smith was not traded back to Vegas in 2025; as of the established canon, he has not been traded back to the Golden Knights after his stints with Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers.

Alex Pietrangelo Trade — Pietrangelo did not captain the Blues for his final four seasons; he was captain for three seasons (2016–2019), not four.

Alex Pietrangelo Trade — Pietrangelo did not score the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Blues in game seven of the 2019 Final; the winning goal was scored by Ryan O'Reilly.

Gerard Gallant — The entry states Gallant was most recently head coach for the Shanghai Dragons of the KHL, but the Shanghai Dragons are an esports team in the Overwatch League, not a KHL team; Gallant's most recent coaching position was with the New York Rangers in the NHL.

Gerard Gallant — The entry says Gallant served as acting captain of the Detroit Red Wings from March 2, 1988, through May 5, 1988, but he served as alternate captain, not acting captain, during Steve Yzerman's injury absence.

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