"FLEUR-Y! FLEUR-Y! FLEUR-Y!"
The goalie had a 28-save shutout in the Vegas Golden Knights' 5-0 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 4, giving Vegas a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 Western Conference First Round and the fans something else.
"I have an important announcement," the emcee said. "DOUGH-NUTS!"
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A dozen for everyone with a ticket, again. Fleury said he wouldn't indulge this time, because the Golden Knights were headed to Game 5 at SAP Center on Thursday (10 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVAS, NBCSCA, ATTSN-RM) with a chance to eliminate the Sharks and advance to the second round, but …
"I always love a little Krispy Kreme," Fleury said, smiling.
The frosting on the donut?
The win was Fleury's 78th in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, moving him past Mike Vernon for seventh place all-time. He's two from tying Ken Dryden for sixth.
The shutout was his 15th in the playoffs, tying him with Chris Osgood and Clint Benedict for fourth in history. He's one from tying Curtis Joseph for third.
"I've been very fortunate to play with a lot of good teams and again this year," Fleury said. "It's very humbling to be amongst these guys, guys I grew up watching. It's very cool."
After the first period, the Sharks were outshooting the Golden Knights 18-7 but losing 2-0. After the second, they were outshooting them 26-14 but losing 3-0.
"[Fleury] kept us in it," said forward Max Pacioretty, who had four points (two goals, two assists) Tuesday and has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in four games, tying him with linemate Mark Stone (six goals, four assists) for the League lead. "He's the main reason why we won that game."