Hill makes his first regular-season start since April 9th as Vegas calls upon him in Vancouver on Sunday. The 30-year-old struggled to find his game in 2025-26, posting a 10-9-6 record alongside a dreadful 3.04 GAA and .871 SV%. He will head to Vancouver on Sunday and hope to bounce back in his first start of the season against a Canucks team that leads the NHL in goals for (17).
After leading Vegas to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, Carter Hart will tend the twine for consecutive games to start the 2026-27 season. The 28-year-old took over the Golden Knights' crease in the 2nd half of last season and posted an impressive 11-3-3 record despite having an ugly .891 SV% and 2.71 GAA. He was solid in Vegas' season opener, saving 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) in a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Golden Knights enter the action on Friday as -193 home favourites against the Anaheim Ducks.
After leading Vegas to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, Carter Hart will draw Vegas' opening night start on Tuesday vs. Chicago. The 28-year-old took over the Golden Knights' crease in the 2nd half of last season and posted an impressive 11-3-3 record despite having an ugly .891 SV% and 2.71 GAA. He will host the Connor Bedard-less Chicago Blackhawks in Vegas on Tuesday, who are hoping to improve on their abysmal 72 points from 2025-26, which ranked them second-to-last in the NHL.
Cormier was a third-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He suited up in two games for the Golden Knights in the 2023-24 season but has otherwise played exclusively in the AHL. The 24-year-old defenseman scored 47 points (8G / 39A) last season in 49 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Heinola was drafted 20th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Jets decided to move on from the 24-year-old defenseman, resulting in a deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. Heinola spent most of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he scored 21 points (3G / 18A) in 44 games with the Manitoba Moose.
Lavoie, a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, has not been able to earn an extended look at the NHL level, but hopes to build momentum after a tremendous 2025-26 season in the AHL. The 25-year-old forward scored 56 points (30G / 26A) last season in 45 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Gatcomb is no stranger to the NHL, with 16 points (11G / 5A) in 88 career games, and will provide solid organizational depth for the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old forward played a career-high 49 games with the New York Islanders last season, scoring seven points (3G / 4A).
Fleming is an undrafted 23-year-old who has spent most of the past two seasons in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knights. The defenseman had 14 points (4G / 10A) last season in 60 games with Henderson.
Demek was a fourth-round pick of the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old Slovak forward has played significant minutes professionally in North America, but had a decent 2024-25 season with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), scoring 19 points (6G / 13A) in 31 games.
