Adin Hill is set to get the call Friday night as the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Nashville Predators at T-Mobile Arena, and the early signs point to another chance for him to keep his strong start rolling.
Hill was the first goalie off the ice at Friday’s morning skate, which usually tells the story before the official announcement does. Vegas is banking on the 30-year-old to hold down the crease against a Nashville team that has jumped out to a 10-4-5 record to open the 2026-27 season.
Through his first nine appearances, Hill has looked far more like the goaltender Vegas wants to rely on. He’s 7-2-0 with a 2.54 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage, a sharp contrast to the numbers he posted in 2025-26.
Last season was a rough one on paper for Hill, who finished 10-9-6 with a 3.04 goals-against average and a .871 save percentage. But sources told The Hockey News that injuries had a major hand in those struggles, which helps explain the drop-off.
Vegas enters the night at 13-5-2 and is expected to roll out this projected lineup:
Trevor Connelly - Jack Eichel - Mark Stone
Brett Howden - William Karlsson - Mitch Marner
Ivan Barbashev - Tomas Hertl - Victor Olofsson
Braeden Bowman - Nic Dowd - Marc Gatcomb
Shea Theodore - Brayden McNabb
Jeremy Lauzon - Rasmus Andersson
Parker Wotherspoon - Dylan Coghlan
Adin Hill
Carter Hart
Scratched: Raphael Lavoie
Injured: Noah Hanifin (undisclosed)
Nashville’s projected group features:
Steven Stamkos - Ryan O’Reilly - Mavrik Bourque
Filip Forsberg - Shane Wright - Nils Hoglander
Brady Skjei - Nick Perbix
Daemon Hunt - Jayden Struble
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Nicolas Hague, Ilya Lyubushkin
Injured: Jonathan Marchessault (lower body), William Trudeau (upper body)
Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. local time in Las Vegas.
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