Burke is an undrafted 27-year-old with nine games of NHL experience, including six this season with the Golden Knights. Primarily an AHL player, Burke has six points (2G / 4A) in 11 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Hill was tremendous in his previous outing, saving 33 of 34 shots (.971 SV%), but came up short in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche. After a rocky start to the season, the 28-year-old Hill has allowed two or fewer goals in five straight (3-1-1), posting an impressive .932 SV%. The Golden Knights enter the action on Friday as +102 home underdogs against the NHL's first-place team, the Winnipeg Jets.
Olofsson started the 2024-25 season, his first with the Golden Knights, off strong, scoring three goals in four games before suffering a lower-body injury. He will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup after a brief conditioning stint in the AHL.
Hagg, and NHL veteran of 345 games, recently played his first two games with the Golden Knights but has been sent down to the AHL. The 29-year-old defenseman has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL), scoring eight points (1G / 7A) in 14 games.
Morelli recently made his season debut with the Golden Knights but has been sent down to the AHL. The undrafted 28-year-old has nine points (5G / 4A) in 13 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Hill will return to the Golden Knights' crease tonight after Ilya Samsonov got the nod in Monday's 5-4 shootout victory over the Flyers. Hill picked up the victory his last time out, allowing two goals on 17 shots in a 6-2 victory in Montreal on Saturday. He owns an impressive 9-4-1 record on the season despite an underwhelming .887 SV%. He'll have to be at his best tonight against Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche.
Karlsson did not play on Monday, being a late scratch due to personal reasons, but will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche. The 32-year-old Karlsson missed the beginning portion of the season due to an injury but has been productive since joining the club, scoring 10 points (4G / 6A) in 13 games.
Pietrangelo was a surprise scratch prior to warmups last Thursday and has not played since due to an upper-body injury. The 34-year-old Pietrangelo is having a productive season from the Golden Knights' blueline, averaging 21:55 time-on-ice and scoring 14 points (2G / 12A) in 19 games.
Hagg will fill in for Zach Whitecloud, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Hagg has appeared in just one game this season, registering five hits and two blocked shots in just under nine minutes of ice time.
Morelli will fill in for William Karlsson, who was a late scratch due to personal reasons. Morelli has three goals and one assist in nine games this season.
Samsonov will somewhat surprisingly make his eighth start of the season when the Golden Knights travel to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers on Monday. Samsonov was excellent his last time out, allowing just two goals on 40 shots in a 3-2 victory in Ottawa on Thursday. He owns a 4-2-1 record to go along with a .906 SV% and a 2.99 GAA on the season. Vegas enters action as -140 road favourites over the Flyers on Monday.
Karlsson was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. Mason Morelli will draw into the lineup in his place.
Whitecloud was a surprise scratch on Monday, with his absence not being announced prior to warmups. The team announced that he is considered day-to-day with the upper-body injury.
