Tuch Scores Twice; Vintage Marc-Andre Fleury Blanks Avalanche 3-0

Alex Tuch scored the first two goals of the game for the Vegas Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury turned in a vintage performance making 34 saves to shut out the Colorado Avalanche 3-0 on Monday night.

With the win, Vegas earns a split in the four-game series between the two clubs and improves to 11-4-1 on the season. The Avalanche drop to 9-5-1 and lose on home ice for only the second time this season.

Fleury recorded his third shutout of the young season with 34 saves, 15 coming in the third period as he shut down the Avalanche attack. Not only did Fleury make several top-quality stops, but also received 17 blocks to help secure the win.

Tuch got the Golden Knights off and running with a power play goal off the rush at 2:53 of the second period. Just over three minutes later he banked a shot in off the stick of Avs defender Bowen Byram for the second straight game to make it 2-0.

Jonathan Marchessault scored the third goal for Vegas, beating Philipp Grubauer five-hole to wrap the scoring.

Tom’s Takeaways

• William Karlsson recorded two assists in the game, the second time in three outings he has done that.
• Fleury’s shutout was his 64th of his career, tying him with Henrik Lundqvist for 16th all-time.
• It was also Marc-Andre Fleury’s 99th win in a Vegas Golden Knights uniform.
• Fleury is the only goalie to blank the Avs this season and has already done it twice.
• These two teams will not see each other again until March 25 for a two-game set.