The Vegas Golden Knights are getting their top goalie back ahead of Thursday’s tilt with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Adin Hill was activated from injured reserve after being sidelined since Oct. 20 with a lower-body injury, according to Sin Bin Vegas.
Additionally, Carter Hart and Brandon Saad were placed on the IR, and Tanner Laczynski was recalled from AHL Henderson.
Before going on the shelf, Hill played in five games, posting a 1-0-2 record with a 2.73 goals-against average and .888 save percentage.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal‘s Danny Webster reported that Hill is on track to start against Toronto.
The 29-year-old was one of Canada’s netminders at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, but was left off the roster for the upcoming Olympics, in part due to the limited time he’s spent on the ice this season.
It is unclear what has caused Saad to miss time. The 33-year-old winger has been out for the last week with an undisclosed injury. In 39 games this season, he has two goals and seven points.
Hart, meanwhile, has been considered week-to-week since suffering a lower-body injury on Jan. 8 in the first period of a win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Vegas signed Hart in October, and he made his first appearance on Dec. 2 in a 4-3 victory over Chicago. It was his first NHL game in nearly two years.
Hart was one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July. He was the first of those five to agree to an NHL contract.
The league ruled that those players were eligible to sign deals beginning Oct. 15 and to play starting Dec. 1. Hart signed a two-year, $4 million contract.
— with files from the Associated Press
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