Marc-Andre Fleury has made some impressive saves in his career, but one stop in particular stood out on Monday night.
The Vegas Golden Knights goaltender had a huge save in overtime of the team’s 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals at SAP Center.
San Jose’s Joe Pavelski faked a wraparound behind Fleury’s net and passed to Logan Couture, who fired a quick, strong shot from close range 3:10 into overtime. Fleury, a Canadian former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie, denied Couture by spreading his legs out and doing a full split onto the ice while also shooting his left hand into the air to snag the puck.
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“I was looking at the guy with the puck,” Fleury said, per NHL.com. “I just tried to follow the pass and get out there a bit and I had a little time to react on it. It was a good feeling.”
Fleury, 33, finished with 39 saves on Monday. He now has six wins in the playoffs.
The Golden Knights — who now lead the second-round playoff series 2-1 — were left in awe by their goalie’s amazing skill.
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William Karklsson scored the game-winning goal for Vegas at 8:17 of overtime.
After crushing the Sharks 7-0 in Game 1 of Round 2 on Thursday, the Golden Knights lost 4-3 to San Jose in double overtime in Game 2 on Saturday.
Game 4 is set for Wednesday at 10pm EST in San Jose. The game will air on NBC Sports Network.
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