The Golden Knights were determined to break their five-game losing skid against the Calgary Flames on a Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. William Karlsson got the memo and opened up the scoring with his seventh goal of the season. Vegas battled and kept Calgary off the board and skated into the 1st intermission 1-0.
Both teams traded penalties to begin the 2nd period but the Golden Knights would take advantage of messy play. Paul Stastny made a great move and snapped a shot passed Calgary’s goaltender. After 40 minutes Vegas held on to their 2-0 lead.
Max Pacioretty, Cody Eakin, Mark Stone, and William Karlsson all added third period goals to take a commanding 6-0 lead. Marc-Andre Fleury was once again brilliant and stopped all 34 shots on net to record the season’s first home shutout.
Vegas’ record improves to 10-9-3 and break their five-game losing streak. The Golden Knights next take the ice on Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 PM. (Recap by Jason)
Upcoming stories from the Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames at T-Mobile Arena
- Carp’s Sunday column about today’s game.
Ken’s Three VGK Stars
*** Max Pacioretty
** William Karlsson
* Marc-Andre Fleury
For the first time this year…!!!#MarcAndreDonuts pic.twitter.com/mygdj6RqEu
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 18, 2019
Well this couldn't have gone any better.
-Dominant win
-Awesome defensively
-Eakin gets going
-Stone breaks his droughtThe process has been there, finally, the results are matching.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 18, 2019
Right pad: Activate with power ups
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 18, 2019
This is an important period. It's about more than just winning this game, it's about playing well for an entire 60 minutes and feeling good about it.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 18, 2019
What a move by Stastny. Gorgeous move to the inside that left the reigning Norris winner in the dust.
— SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) November 18, 2019
Darren T
Fleury’s save on Giordano at 2-0 turning point quick score made it 3 buzz and no looking back. Flower was in the zone.
Cali Pauly
Just what the boys needed! And I will be there at the Fortress day after Thanksgiving
VGK 2020
The best remedy for a losing streak is the Calgary Flames at home. There is no bigger “Vegas flu” team than Calgary. They don’t just lose in Vegas, they get blown out almost every time.
6 games, VGK 6-0-0
27 goals to 6
now let’s see a real winning streak of at least 5 or 6 wins in a row