Arena scorer bias · Vegas Golden Knights
T-Mobile Arena: how its scorers counted hits
In 2023-24 the T-Mobile Arena crew credited 3% more hits than Golden Knights road games (raw), ranking 11 of 32 after shrinkage (1.02). With central recording, the 2025-26 factor is 1.00: in that season the building did not change the count.
T-Mobile Arena: hits and blocks factor by season
Solid = shrunk factor we use, dashed = raw home ÷ road ratio; 1.00 = neutral
T-Mobile Arena hits factor by season (shrunk): 2017-18 1.09, 2018-19 1.20, 2019-20 1.26, 2020-21 1.17, 2021-22 1.18, 2022-23 1.24, 2023-24 1.02, 2024-25 0.98, 2025-26 1.00.
- Hits (shrunk)
- Hits (raw)
- Blocks (shrunk)
Every stat, every season
| Season | Hits | Blocked shots | Giveaways | Takeaways | Missed shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1.00 (0.95) | 1.00 (0.98) | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.00 (0.94) | 1.01 (1.02) |
| 2024-25 | 0.98 (0.94) | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.00 (1.01) | 1.00 (0.92) | 1.03 (1.09) |
| 2023-24 | 1.02 (1.03) | 1.00 (1.01) | 0.71 (0.66) | 1.04 (1.07) | 0.98 (0.96) |
| 2022-23 | 1.24 (1.32) | 1.02 (1.05) | 0.86 (0.79) | 1.19 (1.27) | 1.01 (1.03) |
| 2021-22 | 1.18 (1.28) | 1.09 (1.13) | 0.81 (0.73) | 1.09 (1.14) | 1.01 (1.02) |
| 2020-21 | 1.17 (1.25) | 1.07 (1.14) | 0.75 (0.61) | 1.20 (1.27) | 1.04 (1.06) |
| 2019-20 | 1.26 (1.34) | 1.04 (1.05) | 0.69 (0.63) | 1.41 (1.54) | 1.03 (1.05) |
| 2018-19 | 1.20 (1.26) | 1.21 (1.28) | 0.75 (0.71) | 1.59 (1.70) | 0.96 (0.94) |
| 2017-18 | 1.09 (1.11) | 1.05 (1.07) | 0.96 (0.96) | 1.42 (1.54) | 0.96 (0.94) |
Golden Knights hits and blocks in 2025-26
The Golden Knights have absorbed 21.2 hits per game (#12 in the league), delivered 20.9, and blocked 14.4 of the 53.3 shot attempts they face per game, over 82 games. Their own shots hit a teammate 1.3 times a game; the play-by-play logs those as blocked shots but nobody is credited. Opponents facing a team that absorbs many hits get a higher hit environment in Hits tonight.
Golden Knights hitters at home vs on the road, 2025-26
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. Central recording season: differences here are role and opponents, not the scorer. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan KolesarR | 82 | 270 | 270 | 14.7 | 19.5 | 0.72× | – |
| Jeremy LauzonD | 68 | 251 | 251 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 0.90× | – |
| Cole SmithR | 63 | 173 | 173 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 0.99× | – |
| Nic DowdC | 75 | 140 | 140 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.31× | – |
| Ivan BarbashevL | 82 | 137 | 137 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 1.60× | – |
| Tomas HertlC | 82 | 114 | 114 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 1.35× | – |
| Brayden McNabbD | 63 | 110 | 110 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 0.80× | – |
| Kaedan KorczakD | 78 | 102 | 102 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.92× | – |
| Brett HowdenC | 58 | 100 | 100 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.72× | – |
| Colton SissonsC | 66 | 93 | 93 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 0.69× | – |
| Rasmus AnderssonD | 81 | 37 | 37 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.74× | – |
| Noah HanifinD | 71 | 36 | 36 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.36× | – |
| Jack EichelC | 74 | 35 | 35 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.39× | – |
| Mark StoneR | 60 | 31 | 31 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.42× | – |
| Alexander HoltzR | 28 | 29 | 29 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.90× | – |
Golden Knights hitters at home vs on the road, 2023-24
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan KolesarR | 79 | 277 | 274 | 21.2 | 17.4 | 1.17× | – |
| Paul CotterL | 76 | 233 | 230 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 1.32× | – |
| Ivan BarbashevL | 82 | 180 | 178 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 1.06× | – |
| Nicolas HagueD | 73 | 153 | 150 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.13× | – |
| Brayden McNabbD | 82 | 149 | 146 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 0.84× | – |
| Zach WhitecloudD | 61 | 129 | 127 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 0.95× | – |
| Jonathan MarchessaultR | 82 | 107 | 105 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1.26× | – |
| William CarrierL | 39 | 90 | 89 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 0.85× | – |
| Brett HowdenC | 72 | 86 | 84 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 0.85× | – |
| Nicolas RoyC | 70 | 77 | 76 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.14× | – |
| Noah HanifinD | 80 | 63 | 64 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.52× | Under-counted at home |
| Tomas HertlC | 54 | 59 | 61 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.51× | – |
| Anthony ManthaR | 74 | 55 | 54 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.72× | – |
| Michael AmadioR | 73 | 48 | 47 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.01× | – |
| Alex PietrangeloD | 64 | 46 | 46 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.24× | – |
FAQ
Does T-Mobile Arena inflate hits?
In 2023-24, the last season with arena crews whose habits repeated, T-Mobile Arena credited 2% more hits than Vegas Golden Knights road games after shrinkage. In 2025-26, with central recording, its factor is 1.00.
Should I adjust Vegas Golden Knights players' hits for their arena?
Mainly for seasons up to 2023-24. After the NHL centralised event recording in 2024-25 the factors shrank to within about ±6%, and in 2025-26 they were 1.00 everywhere, so current hits need no adjustment. Use the adjusted hits leaderboard for older seasons.