LAS VEGAS B次元官网网址� Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 19 shots to earn his second straight shutout and lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
Fleury moved within one victory of tying Jacques Plante for eighth on the NHLB次元官网网址檚 all-time wins list. It was his second straight 3-0 shutout, after beating Anaheim on the road Friday.
Fleury also earned the 18,303 in attendance free Krispy Kreme doughnuts as part of promotion that gets fans a free dozen when the 15-year veteran gets a shutout at T-Mobile Arena.
"He's been unbelievable for us all year and we've got to start scoring some goals for him." - Bo Horvat comments postgame on playing better in front of goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
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Max Pacioretty, Ryan Carpenter and Reilly Smith scored for the Golden Knights, who won their fourth straight B次元官网网址� all since acquiring Mark Stone from Ottawa at MondayB次元官网网址檚 trade deadline.
Vegas improved to 13-5-2 against the tightly contested Pacific Division, and moved seven points behind second-place San Jose, which played Chicago late Sunday.
Vancouver goaltender Jacob Markstrom was the main reason the Canucks lost by only three as he stopped 45 shots. Markstrom, who is tied for ninth in the league in wins (23), dropped to 15-10-5 since Dec. 6.
Pacioretty took over sole possession of the team lead with his 21st goal of the season 5:42 into the second period. After defenceman Nate Schmidt delayed the play along the left wing, he fed a streaking Pacioretty, who sent a one-timer from the top to give Vegas a 1-0 lead.
Carpenter made it 2-0 when he gathered a loose puck at the bottom of the right circle and, from his knees, fired a wrist shot that traced the ice and under Markstrom.
Smith scored the third goal of the second period for Vegas, when he got a pass from William Karlsson and paused just long enough to catch Markstrom sliding low to his left, and lifted the puck top shelf. Smith now has a point in nine of his last 12 games (four goals, eight assists) for Vegas.
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NOTES: Karlsson is one game shy from his 150th as a member of the Golden Knights. B次元官网网址� With his assist on PaciorettyB次元官网网址檚 goal, Stastny has a point in 20 of his last 28 games with six goals and 21 assists. B次元官网网址� Alex Edler is two shy of playing in his 800th career game, all with Vancouver. B次元官网网址� An NHL player poll revealed Vegas as the most B次元官网网址渇un city to visit on the road,B次元官网网址� and the Golden Knights as the B次元官网网址渢eam with the best fans.B次元官网网址�
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