The Golden Knights made it clear that Adin Hill is their goaltender now and in the future.
Hill, who became an instant fan favorite after helping lead the Knights to the Stanley Cup in 2023, signed a six-year, $37.5 million extension Friday.
The deal carries an average annual value of $6.25 million through the 2030-31 season.
SIX 👏 MORE 👏 YEARS 👏
CONGRATS, ADIN!!! ⛰️ 😃 #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/v4m1Gh7MDR
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 14, 2025
“To sign a six-year contract here in Vegas is a dream come true,” Hill said. “The team, the organization, they’re always pushing to win. I’ve played on teams that haven’t made the playoffs. I think it’s a blessing to be on a competitive team every year and have a chance to win.”
Hill, 28, was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He was playing in the final year of a a two-year, $9.8 million extension he signed after tending the crease during the Knights’ championship run.
“He’s a core piece of our hockey team,” general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. “He has been in terms of what he’s done for us in the stage of his career. This is really good for our organization. I think Adin feels the same way.”
Hill has saved some of his best during this contract year.
He’s 24-11-4 this season in a career-high 39 appearances with a .906 save percentage and 2.53 goals against. He’s coming off his fourth shutout this season Thursday, stopping 27 shots in a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Knights (39-19-7) have a six-point lead on the Los Angeles Kings for first place in the Pacific Division entering Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Hill has played a major role in that cushion. He’s gone 5-1-0 in his past six starts with a 1.68 GAA and .940 save percentage. Two of his shutouts have come in his past four starts.
Four of those wins have come since the 4 Nations Face-Off, where Hill served as the backup for Team Canada.
“I feel since the break, I’ve played pretty strong,” Hill said. “Every season is going to have ups and downs, and you’ll have to ride with it. I feel like I’m finding my game at the right time and going into the playoffs strong. We’re trending in the right direction.”
His next start will be his 100th with the Knights. Hill is 59-30-7 since the Knights acquired him Aug. 28, 2022, from the San Jose Sharks for a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft.
An uncertain start
Hill was initially brought in to be the backup to then-starter and childhood friend Logan Thompson.
The Knights faced uncertainty in net at the time. Laurent Brossoit was recovering from hip surgery, and Robin Lehner was still on long-term injured reserve.
“He was a guy that (goaltending coach) Sean Burke felt had the potential and the ability to be a No. 1,” McCrimmon said of Hill. “That’s proven to be accurate because he’s now a No. 1 NHL goaltender. He’s a guy that you can win with.”
Hill never made more than 22 starts entering the 2023 season.
He had his best regular season up to that point — 16-7-1, 2.50 goals against and a .915 save percentage in 27 appearances — but a lower-body injury cost him the final month heading into the playoffs.
Injury provided Hill opportunity on the flip side. Brossoit’s lower-body injury in Game 3 of the second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers pushed Hill back into the starter’s crease.
Hill went on an 11-4 run with a .932 save percentage, two shutouts in the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars and one of the most iconic saves in Stanley Cup Final history against the Florida Panthers.
WHAT A SAVE BY ADIN HILL 🚫😱 pic.twitter.com/fFdnZCaoj9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 4, 2023
“You have the feeling of when you win (the Stanley Cup), so that’s what you’re chasing again,” Hill said. “That feeling of being with the guys in the locker room, knowing that you accomplished that together is truly special. We know in this room we have the experience to do that.”
The Knights further solidified Hill was their choice last postseason. Despite Thompson anchoring the Knights to a 2-2 split in their first-round series against top-seeded Dallas, coach Bruce Cassidy switched to Hill in Game 5.
Dallas won in seven games, but Hill allowed five goals in three starts.
The Knights traded Thompson to the Washington Capitals on June 29. He signed a six-year, $35.1 million extension Jan. 27. The Capitals are atop the Eastern Conference with 94 points.
Another extension
Hill’s deal caps a busy extension season for McCrimmon, becoming the fifth player to sign a new deal before hitting free agency.
Defensemen Shea Theodore and Brayden McNabb and forwards Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar also got extensions before the summer.
That leaves the Knights with five unrestricted free agents: Original Misfit Reilly Smith, left wing Brandon Saad, right wing Victor Olofsson, left wing Tanner Pearson and goaltender Ilya Samsonov.
Defenseman Nic Hague, one of the Knights’ two remaining picks from their inaugural draft class in 2017, is a restricted free agent.
What this means
The deal needed to get done.
Hill was going to be the top goalie available if he hit free agency. The Ottawa Senators’ Linus Ullmark (four years, $33 million) and the New York Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin (eight years, $92 million) were pending unrestricted free agents before signing massive extensions this season.
The $6.25 million cap hit is the 11th-highest among goaltenders in the league.
Hill showed this season he has put his injury troubles behind him. The attention now shifts to keeping that consistency throughout this deal. Playoff time is where he shines, and he will anchor the net for many postseasons to come.
“I wanted to stay in Vegas,” Hill said. “It’s what I wanted. I’m happy we got it done.”
For the Knights, they get their goalie of the future signed to a great number with the salary cap increasing to $95.5 million next season. It’s also the longest extension they’ve given a goalie, surpassing Lehner’s five-year deal in October 2020.
The Knights have $85.01 million committed to nine forwards, seven defensemen and one goalie. They will have about $10 million in cap space to shore up the roster.
The signing was the last piece of pressing business the Knights needed to take care of before the offseason.
The next significant contract development will be preparing a potential eight-year offer to center Jack Eichel and making him the highest-paid player in team history.
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Up next
Who: Golden Knights at Sabres
When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
TV: KMCC-34
Radio: KKGK (1340 AM, 98.9 FM)
Line: Knights -190; total 6½
