Golden Knights’ Marc-Andre Fleury wins NHL’s 2nd star of the week
Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was named the league’s second star of the week, the NHL announced Monday.
Fleury stopped 81 of the 83 shots he saw in three games between Monday and Sunday, winning all three.
The 33-year-old had back-to-back shutouts at home on Friday and Saturday in wins over the Flames and Sharks.
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He was also in net for the Knights’ 3-2 overtime win in Arizona on Wednesday.
Fleury had a 0.65 goals-against average and .976 save percentage over the last seven days as the Knights climbed the standings into third place in the Pacific Division.
He now leads the league with five shutouts, becoming one of only 10 goaltenders in the expansion era to reach that mark through their team’s first 25 games. Fleury previously achieved the feat with Pittsburgh in 2014-15.
Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine had 11 goals in four games to take top star honors. Lighting forward Nikita Kucherov was named the third star after finishing the week with seven assists and nine points in four games.
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