Vegas has its own crease problem. Carter Hart got hurt during Tuesday's morning skate, an apparent lower-body injury on a save, and was ruled out against Ottawa. Coach Ryan Craig said only that Hart is "in good hands" and that the team has "a plan here moving forward either way." That isn't a timeline. Hart has been ordinary this season anyway, 4-3-1 with a 2.76 GAA and an .889 save percentage in 8 games.
Adin Hill's answer was about as good as Vegas could ask for. He stopped 18 of 19 as the Golden Knights beat the Senators 4-1 to snap a 3-game skid. Braeden Bowman broke a scoreless game with a power-play goal late in the 2nd, and Vegas scored 3 more in the 3rd. They did it without Mitch Marner, who missed time for the birth of his second child. Getting a win with no Hart and no Marner is a decent sign of how deep this roster is. Getting Marner back for Friday would matter more than anything else on the Vegas side.
Friday comes down to 2 questions. The first is who starts in net for Vegas, Hart or Hill. The second is whether the Devils' run of goaltending and Hischier's scoring holds up after a night at altitude and a third road city in 4 days. Puck drops at 3:00 PM PT.