October 28, 2026 - 2:02 pm

It wasn’t the first time Adin Hill played the puck aggressively out of his crease. It won’t be the last.

It was the first time, though, that the Vegas Golden Knights goaltender went into butterfly position while skating 60 feet out of his crease to stop a short-handed chance for the Ottawa Senators.

“I think I’ve maybe been further away from my net, but that’s the first flying butterfly I’ve done,” Hill said, followed by a chorus of laughter.

Hill’s linebacker-like tackle of Ottawa’s Ridly Greig turned the momentum in the Knights’ favor. Seconds after, Braeden Bowman scored the first goal with time ticking down in the second period.

It won’t go down as a save — or a hit, for that matter — but that’s the play that endeared Hill to the fanbase.

When he’s reading pucks like he has been to start the season, the flashes from the Stanley Cup run in 2023 come out.…