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The Golden Knights have sent Reid Duke to Chicago (AHL).
Duke, 22, did not make his NHL debut during his call-up and heads back to the AHL, where he has 13 points (6G / 7A) in 22 games. Duke’s return to the AHL suggests that Paul Stastny will be back this week.
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Source: Steve Carp 12/9/18, 8:30 pm EST
Stastny will travel to New York with the team; could return next week.
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Fleury will start Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Fleury allowed three goals on 35 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Blackhawks on Thursday. Fleury has been excellent since mid-November, going 8-1-0 with a 2.11 GAA, .930 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. He is a must-start this afternoon against a Kings team that is last in the NHL at 10-18-1 and last in goals (2.10 GF/pg) this season.
Pacioretty (illness) will be a game-time decision against the Blackhawks on Thursday.
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Fleury will start Thursday vs. the Blackhawks.
Fleury gave up three goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Capitals on Tuesday. Fleury has been great since the middle of November, going 7-1-0 with a 1.99 GAA, .932 SV% and two shutouts. He is a must-start tonight against a struggling Blackhawks team that comes in on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Fleury made 21 saves in an 8-3 win in his first start vs. Chicago.
The Golden Knights have recalled Reid Duke from Chicago (AHL).
Duke, 22, was the first Golden Knight ever and he is one-step closer to his NHL debut after replacing Daniel Carr on the active roster. Duke has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 22 games with Chicago this season.
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The Golden Knights have sent Daniel Carr to Chicago (AHL).
Carr recorded one goal in six games with the Golden Knights during his call-up but returns to the AHL with Reid Duke coming the other way. Carr has 22 points (9G / 13A) in 16 games with Chicago.
Pacioretty was scratched with an illness on Tuesday.
Pacioretty (illness) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Pacioretty has been absolutely red-hot as of late, scoring eight goals with three assists (11 points) in his last eight games. Pacioretty is fighting a sickness and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game vs. the Capitals. Keep an eye on his status as the Golden Knights hit the ice for warmups at 9:30 pm.
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Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.
Fleury allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Edmonton on Saturday. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Fleury, who returns to Vegas tonight. In 11 starts on home-ice this season, Fleury has gone 7-3-1 with a 1.80 GAA, .935 SV% and four(!!!) shutouts.
Stastny (lower-body) is still “a couple weeks away.”
Stastny was back on the ice on Monday but head coach Gerard Gallant said he’s still a few weeks away. Stastny is 6.5 weeks removed from suffering a lower-body injury that was originally expected to cost him at least two months.
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Fleury will start Saturday in Edmonton.
Fleury allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Golden Knights win in Vancouver on Thursday. Fleury has one six in a row while allowing just 11 goals on 175 shots (.937 SV%). Fleury hasn’t been great on the road but stopped 29 of 32 shots in a 6-3 win in his first game vs. the Oilers.
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Fleury will start Thursday in Vancouver.
Fleury allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Golden Knights win in Chicago on Tuesday. Fleury extended his winning streak to five games, allowing just eight goals on 139 shots (.942 SV%) with two shutouts. In his first start against the Canucks, Fleury stopped 24 of 26 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss (Nov.24).
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Fleury will start Tuesday in Chicago.
Fleury stopped all 33 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Sharks on Saturday. Fleury has now won four in a row and has posted back-to-back shutouts over the Flames and Sharks—the seventh and 13th ranked offenses in the NHL. Things have been much more difficult for on the road for Fleury, who is 5-5-0 with a 2.90 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout in 10 away games.
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Fleury will start Saturday vs. the Sharks.
Fleury stopped all 29 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Flames last night. Having posted a shutout and won three in a row, the Golden Knights will stick with Fleury tonight with the Sharks in town. The 33-year-old is 6-3-1 with a 1.98 GAA, .927 SV% and three shutouts on home-ice.
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Fleury will start Friday vs. the Flames.
Fleury allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Golden Knights win in Arizona on Wednesday. Fleury has won two in a row and three of his last four starts while allowing nine goals on 117 shots (.923 SV%). The veteran netmitnder is 5-3-1 with a 2.22 GAA and .917 SV% at T-Mobile Arena this season.
The Golden Knights have recalled Daniel Carr from Chicago (AHL).
Carr has torched the AHL this season, trying for the league-led with 22 points (9G / 13A) in 16 games with the Wolves. Carr replaces Tomas Hyka with the Golden Knights. He has 34 points (14G / 20A) in 94 career NHL games.
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The Golden Knights have reassigned Tomas Hyka to Chicago (AHL).
Hyka had just four points (1G / 3A) while averaging just 11:46 TOI/gm in 17 games with the Golden Knights. He heads back to the Wolves, where he had three assists in two games earlier in the year.
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Fleury will start against the Coyotes on Wednesday.
Fleury allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Golden Knights win in Edmonton on Sunday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last nine appearances and is now 9-8-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .901 SV% on the season. Tonight he takes on a Coyotes team that is 2-4-1 while averging just 2.00 goals per game over their last seven games.