On Tuesday, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves to move into sixth in NHL wins with his 455th victory, 5-2, over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. in Las Vegas.
“It’s a long season,” Fleury said. “I feel fortunate to have played for a long time. It’s humbling to be among these guys.”
Jonathan Marchessault struck twice in the win.
“Early on it wasn’t there, but in December we’ve been better,” Marchessault said. “We’re a better team overall. The month of December has been positive and it’s on us to keep it going.”
Korbinian Holzer and Jakob Silfverberg were the Ducks scorers.
“They were the better team for 60 minutes,” Silfverberg said. “Getting that one towards the end of the third, you get a little bit of life. You never know what’s going to happen. [Gibson] was terrific tonight, but the rest of the team didn’t play as good. It was a tough game.”
Mark Stone and Reilly Smith scored for the Knights and Alex Tuch was crdited with a goal on a Ducks’ own goal.
“I think the last six weeks, there might have been a game or two we didn’t like, but for the most part, we’ve been real good,” Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant said. “I don’t think we’ve had a bad season. I’d like our record to be a little better than what it is, but we’ve been playing good hockey.”
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John Gibson was busy in the opening frame, where he made 20 of his 38 saves in the loss.
“At times, we’ve played some really good hockey, but it’s way too inconsistent,” Silfverberg said. “Every night has to be a hard-working night. Hopefully, we can string some games together.”
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