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.