Marc-Andre Fleury is ready to return to work.
The Golden Knights’ No. 1 goaltender is expected to reclaim his net Tuesday when they host Carolina at T-Mobile Arena to begin a five-game pre-Christmas homestand. Fleury hasn’t played since Oct. 13 when he sustained a concussion in the second period against Detroit. He finished the game, a 6-3 loss to the Red Wings, then was placed on the injured reserve list the following day.
Fleury missed the next 25 games. But the Knights flourished as Malcolm Subban, Oscar Dansk and Maxime Lagace filled the void. The Knights went 16-8-1 without Fleury and are in second place in the Pacific Division with 39 points, four behind Los Angeles.