<p>TheGolden Knights have been arguably the biggest surprise early this season, doing what no NHL expansion team has done before them in . Taking down the Stars once and theCoyotes twice may not seem like the largest accomplishment, but its fairly significant for a team made up of players the other 30 NHL teams deemed expendable.</p><p>The question thenis whether the Golden Knights have been full value for those wins, or whether theyre getting a little Reggie White T Shirts helping hand from the hockey gods. In order to find out, we can turn to and see how well the Golden Knights have been carrying play at even strength.</p><p> </p><p>Its fairly clear from the score-adjusted Corsi of 47.36 percentthat Vegas isnt exactly dominating the flow of play at 5-vs-5, especially when you consider that Arizona isnt the strongest po se sion team, Brandon Graham Jerseys but lets take a second to remember that based on how they were built, the Golden Knights should be the worst team in the league this year, yet their score-adjusted Corsi has them ranked 20th of 31.</p><p>They may not be a force to be Michael Vick Jerseys reckoned with, but theyre better than you expect them to be.</p><p>However, the gap between their actual goals for percentage at evens and their expected goals based on Corsicas expected goals model is extreme so far.</p><p>MORE:</p><p>While Vegas is solidly in the middle of the pack in the early days of the season when it comes to shot attempts, that expected goals-for percentage has them in 30th out of 31. Its not all bad news, though, because so far Brett Toth Jerseys the Golden Knights have been killer on special teams.</p><p>If you flip from 5-vs-5 to all situations, their expected goals-for percentage rises from 39.25 percentto 59.24 percent, the fourth-best mark in the NHL. Thats probably not a realistic mark for the entire season special teams usually dont have that large of an impact overall but their true team talent is likely somewhere in the middle.</p><p>One reason the Golden Knights have been able to find so much more succe s on special teams has been their ability to draw more penalties than they take at even strength, where they already boast a differential of plus-4 after just three games.</p><p>Another reason the Golden Knights have looked strong has been the incredible start to the season that James Neal has had, with a team-leading +12.87 percentrelative Corsi, alongside scoring Tyree Jackson Jerseys every game for fivemarkers in total, including all three game winners.</p><p>Neal wont be scoring on 45.5 percentof his shots on goal for very long, but his overall play outside of that inflated shooting percentage has still been stellar as well. If hes able to give the Golden Knights a star quality performance all season, while as a team they continue to play disciplined while managing to draw a lot of calls, we may see the Golden Knights finish higher in the standings .</p> Related Articles Golden Knights come home to help Las Vegas 'grieve, K'Von Wallace Jerseys heal and persevere'