Brandon Pirri broke a scoreless tie with a power-play goal at 3:43 of the third period, and the Golden Knights opened 2019 with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 17 saves to earn his league-leading 22nd victory and sixth shutout.
Fleury denied Tyler Toffoli on a breakaway with a little less than 14 minutes remaining in the third period to preserve his 54th career shutout, tying Ed Giacomin and Bernie Parent for 21st all time.
Alex Tuch added an empty-net goal with 33 seconds remaining for the Knights.