October 27, 2026 - 9:48 pm

Adin Hill likely didn’t think he was playing on Tuesday. The Vegas Golden Knights are glad he did.

Hill made 24 saves on a day Carter Hart suffered an injury, and the Knights held on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 at T-Mobile Arena.

Hart left morning skate with an apparent lower-body injury. Coach Ryan Craig did not have an update in the morning.

There was no indication Hart was going to start, but it would have made sense given his effort Saturday in the 2-1 overtime loss in Columbus.

Instead, Hill turned in one of his better efforts of the season to improve to 5-1-0.

Forward Raphael Lavoie broke a tie in the third period with his first NHL goal on a night he wasn’t expected to play.

Braeden Bowman also scored for the Knights (9-4-1), who snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Knights recalled 23-year-old goalie Cameron Whitehead from Henderson of the American Hockey League prior to the game to back up Hill.

Whitehead was forced into the Silver Knights’ starter’s…