Vegas Golden Knights fans are seeing a different Adin Hill this season, and Tuesday gave them another reason to believe the change is real.
Hill was part of the problem in 2025-26, when lower-body injuries and ugly numbers dragged his season down. He finished with a .871 save percentage, a 3.04 goals-against average and a goals saved above expected of -14.2. For a goalie who had signed a six-year deal in March 2025 to remain Vegas’ then-starting netminder, that year quickly wore out the goodwill he had built with the fan base.
This season has looked much more like the version the Golden Knights were hoping to get. On Tuesday, Hill gave up the first goal of the game to Ryan O’Reilly, but he settled in after that and turned in a strong night. He stopped 25 of 27 shots, improved his season line to a .901 save percentage and a 2.27 GAA, and even came through in the shootout against the Toronto Maple Leafs and their offensive firepower.
The bounce-back is showing up in the details of his game. Hill is again using his 6'4" frame to cover ground and attack shots, getting square to pucks and swallowing them up instead of letting plays get extended. He also handled adversity better after the early goal against Nashville, regrouping instead of letting the game tilt into chaos.
The numbers are still not clean. The negative stats are still there, there are still saves he probably should have made, and it’s only been three starts. But the direction is encouraging.
That matters for Vegas after a rough 2025-26 season that left the team needing more from its goaltending. With both goalies injured at times, the Golden Knights were never going to survive on patchwork.
Hill doesn’t have to be flashy. He just has to go back to the basics, take away the net, and play like the mountain he’s capable of being.
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