Adin Hill made 32 saves, Tanner Pearson had his first game-winning goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday night.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

The Vegas Golden Knights injected some skill into their pool by selecting Trevor Connelly in the first round in 2024, but that boost was also offset by trading David Edstrom and aging out a couple of others. The end result is a pool that ranks in about the same spot it has (22nd or 23rd) for the last four years.

Adding a scorer to the bottom six is important for the Golden Knights. Hall was once a top-line forward but is better suited for a bottom-six role now. The Golden Knights would not have to part with a first-round pick to get Hall,

The Dallas Stars host the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night in a battle between two of the top teams in the Western Conference. My Golden Knights vs. Stars predictions see a tight, low-scoring affair in the cards, which is usually the case when these two sides square off.

Golden Knights goaltender Ilya Samsonov rides 7-3-0 record and 2.22 goals against average in last ten starts and will likely push game to under versus Florida Panthers