The second night of back-to-back games has typically been a time the Golden Knights look to give their starting goaltender a night off.
They bucked that trend on Saturday night by starting Marc-Andre Fleury against the Sharks at T-Mobile Arena a day after he recorded his league-high fourth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over Calgary in the same building.
“He played real well yesterday and he feels good today,” coach Gerard Gallant said at the team’s practice facility on Saturday morning. “Everything’s great and there was no travel involved, so it’s an easy back-to-back with an afternoon game followed by a night game so he gets lots of time to rest.