Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury named NHL’s third star of week
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was named the NHL’s third star Monday for the week ending Oct. 21.
Fleury went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .956 save percentage and moved into 10th place on the NHL’s all-time victories list.
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog was the first star, and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid earned the second star.
Fleury opened the week with a 26-save effort in the Knights’ 4-1 win over Buffalo on Tuesday and came within 36.7 seconds of his second consecutive shutout.
He followed it up with 17 saves in a 3-1 victory over the Pacific Division-leading Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. The win was the 408th of Fleury’s career, surpassing Glenn Hall to move into the top 10.
The 33-year-old Fleury is 4-3-0 with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage for the Knights.
More Golden Knights: Follow all of our Golden Knights coverage online at reviewjournal.com/
Contact David Schoen at dschoen@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5203. Follow @DavidSchoenLVRJ on Twitter.
