Mark-Andre Fleury, The most influential player in the short history of the Vegas Golden Knights, will begin the most profile regular-season game they have played this week.
“He deserves to start this game,” said Vegas coach Peter Deborah.
Flavor will lead the Golden Nights on the ice for Bridgestone NHL outdoors on Saturday on the ice in front of the Colorado Avalanche at the Edge Wood Tahoe Resort in Stateline, Nevada (3 p.m. ET; NBC, SN1, SN, TVAS). It is the first outdoor game for the Golden Knights and the goalkeeper who started their first regular-season will have a Stanley Cup playoff and Stanley Cup final games net.
Fleury has made 164 starts in 249 regular-season games for the Golden Knights and has had 98 wins out of 143 since he started playing in the 2017-18 season, after reaching the final.
“Their impact on this franchise is from the day they have [2017 NHL] “The expression draft has remained unchanged,” Deborah said of the 36-year-old, who is in his 17th NHL season and has won the Stanley Cup three times with the Pittsburgh Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017). “I think he has a perspective. A lot of men don’t realize they’re at the twilight of their careers or tend to ignore it, and maybe don’t look back and appreciate the moments too much, but talking to him I think It’s the recognition and appreciation of the moment that this is a special game and a special day. “
Fleury (7-2-0) has 1.56 goals – averaging this season and a saving percentage of .937 percent, ranking first and second among five or more opening goals in the NHL. He has started five straight games together Robin Lehner Injuries to the upper part of the body resulted in a cut from the side and a 3-2-0 with a shutout, 1.81 GAA and .931 percent. Flory allowed three goals on 55 shots (savings of .945 percent) in the back-to-back games against Colorado on Sunday and Tuesday.
“This is a stepping stone for our organization, and I think we are beginning to be known as a destination around the league,” said the captain of the Golden Knights. Mark Stone Said. “Everyone wants to play from Vegas. That was part of the logic and that’s one of the main reasons for building the culture. He’s excited to play.… He’s played incredibly well.”
Flurry has played both NHL outdoor games for the Penguins: the 2011 NHL Winter Classic at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field and the 3-1 defeat to Washington Washington Capitals; And a 5-1 defeat to the Chicago Blacks at the 2014 NHL Stadium Series, Chicago Soldier Field.
The game isn’t just about Flurry or its debut Vegas first signature regular-season game.
It’s more about the scene, the picturesque setting, the first time the NHL will play a game on a golf course with the beauty of Mother Nature, as it will replace fans due to the coronavirus epidemic. There were a combined 1,622,081 fans in attendance at the previous 30 NHL outdoor games.
Video: Breaking down challenges for players in Tahoe
Honda NHL Outdoors Sunday (2pm ET; NBC, SN, SN1, TVAS) The event, which ends the next day with the Philadelphia Flyers facing the Boston Bruins, is set for TV, including Leh Teh Tah and the Sierra Nevada Day. Background.
Avalanche Captain “People around speak for themselves.” Gabriel Landeskog Said. “You can see it in the pictures, but it still doesn’t really do it justice. Once you get out on that ice, it’s probably the purest form of hockey.”
Purity will be bottled up in a game between the two teams on Saturday that showed this week how good they can be and how close they are to the Honda West division.
Both orders Vegas and Colorado were taken to finish 1-2 in the division. The Golden Knights have played 14 games, Avalanche 13, and are ranked first and second in percentage points in the West. Vegas (10-3-1) is at .750, Colorado (8-4-1) is at .654.
The home Golden Knights beat Avalanche 1-0 on Sunday. On the same ice two nights later, Colorado won 3-2 Nazam QadriThere are 41 seconds left in the third period.
Shots on goal in both games were 55-53 in favor of Colorado. The total number of attempts in favor of Vegas was 120-112.
“It was two tough fighting games, and I think you saw everything a little bit, the speed and the talent of both teams, there were some great golfing deng in both games,” said Avalanche coach Jared Bedner. “We still have two more against them (in a four-game set that ends Monday in Colorado) and this is obviously in a great setting.”
Video: Golden Knights wear mix for practice at Leh Tahoe
The Golden Knights recovered on Tuesday with the return of the defensemen Shi Theodore, Who missed three games with an upper body injury.
Saturday, Landscape and Defense Officer Samuel Giard Expect a comeback and a defenseman Capricorn tomorrow There will be a game-time decision. Landscog, a forward, and Giard missed two games against Vegas while on the NHL Covid-19 protocol list. Capricorn was out with an injury to the upper part of the body.
“They’re bringing their captain back into the lineup and he brings leadership, brings skills, brings toughness as the best player, and is one of Capricorn League’s best defenders,” Stone said. “So, obviously, you have to put a little more key for those people.… They’re jumping out of it.”
Colorado Center Nathan McKinnon That said avalanches should be a better indication of how teams match up, how close they are and who has the edge.
“They’re a really tough team to play against,” McKinney said. “They have a high level of skill. They have no weaknesses. I’m sure we’ll play them sometime in the playoffs and it will be a difficult series.”
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