Fleury blanks Penguins
PITTSBURGH — Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury wasn’t happy with his performance in his return to Pittsburgh two seasons ago.
He had a much better time Saturday night.
Fleury stopped 29 shots against his former team, leading the Golden Knights to a 3-0 victory over the Penguins.
“Last time I was in Pittsburgh, I let in five goals,” Fleury said. “I wanted to make sure that wasn’t happening again. I was just happy that it was a better showing.”
Fleury recorded his 445th win, tying Terry Sawchuck for seventh on the NHL career list. Fleury, who made his second career start for Vegas against the Penguins in Pittsburgh, also registered his 57th career shutout.
The Golden Knights won for the fourth time in five games. Paul Stastny scored his fourth of the season, a power-play goal in the second period, and William Karlsson and Mark Stone added empty-netters in the final 90 seconds.
Fleury kept the puck out with a sliding cross-crease shoulder save on Juuso Riikola’s power-play chance in the third period.
