Fleury stopped 17 of 18 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Ducks on Saturday. After a slow start to the season, Fleury has since won three straight while posting a 0.67 GAA, .972 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will face a Canucks team that could be without Brock Boeser (groin) and Elias Pettersson (concussion).
Fleury stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Sabres on Tuesday. After a couple rough outings on the road, Fleury has settled in his last two starts—winning both games while stopping 52 of 53 shots (.981 SV%). Tonight he faces a Ducks squad that is banged up but is still 20th in the NHL in scoring (2.86 GF/PG).
Fleury stopped all 26 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win in Philadelphia on Saturday. Fleury has had a tough start to the season, but was absolutely outstanding in Philly. Fleury made a number of spectacular saves to preserve the shutout and is a great option back on home-ice tonight.
Eriksson Ek will not play on Saturday and will likely miss all of next week with a lower-body injury. Charlie Coyle will play centre and J.T. Brown will play on the third line while Eriksson Ek is out.
Eriksson Ek missed Friday’s practice with “soreness” and is considered a game-time decision for Saturday’s game vs. the Hurricanes. If Eriksson Ek does not play, look for Charlie Coyle to move to centre and for J.T. Brown to play on the right wing of that third line.
Fleury allowed four goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Washington on Wednesday. It has been a tough start to 2018-19 for Fleury, who has a 3.95 GAA and .846 SV% in his first four starts. Today’s start will be his second against the Flyers this year—he was pulled after allowing five goals on 16 shots in the first meeting.
Fleury allowed four goals on 17 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Buffalo on Monday afternoon. Fleury has one good start sandwiched between two brutal outings to start the 2018-19 season. So far he has allowed a combined 10 goals on 63 shots (.841 SV%) and draws a terrible matchup tonight in Washington.
Fleury allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Golden Knights overtime win in Minnesota on Saturday. It was a much better game than the season opener, when he was yanked after allowing five goals on 16 shots. He makes for a great start this afternoon vs. a below-average Sabres team.
It is still hard to believe what the Vegas Golden Knights were able to accomplish in their first season. Marc-Andre Fleury was on-fire when healthy, posting a 2.24 GAA and .927 SV% in 46 appearances. Entering the 2018-19 season, Vegas likely won’t repeat last year’s efforts but Fleury should remain in the No.1 fantasy netminder conversation as long as he is healthy.
Hartman was moved to IR retroactively to September 21, so he is eligible to come off of IR for tonight’s season opener. Hartman had 11 goals and 20 assists (31 points) in 78 games between the Blackhawks and Predators last year and will start the season on Nashville’s fourth line.
Bogosian will be evaluated later today, but head coach Phil Housley called him day-to-day for now. Bogosian has had terrible luck with injuries during his career, so this comes as no surprise. Bogosian could miss the start of the season, which starts next Thursday.
Hinostroza, 24, is a Chicago native who was drafted in the sixth round in 2012 and set career-highs in games (50), goals (7), assists (18) and points (25) with the Blackhawks last season. He also spent some time in Rockford (AHL) where he was near a point-per-game with 22 points (9G / 13A) in 23 games. Hinostroza projects to be a middle-6 forward to start the 2019 season.
