Fleury posts shutout as Golden Knights claim historic sweep over Kings
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Tuesday night to complete the 4-0 series sweep and advance to the second round of the playoffs.
Vegas' latest feat sees the team become the first in NHL history to sweep a series in its inaugural campaign, excluding the total-goals series prior to the 1936-37 season.
Golden Knights are the 3rd team from the NHL, NBA and MLB to complete a four-game sweep to win their first-ever playoff series. The Penguins did so in 1970 (vs. Oakland Seals) and the MLB's Boston Braves did so in 1914 (vs. Philadelphia Athletics).
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Marc-Andre Fleury turned away all 31 shots thrown his way as he became just the 13th goalie in NHL history to post two shutouts in a series of four games or fewer.
Fleury's 0.65 GAA in Rd1= 3rd best by a goalie winning each game in a 4-game sweep + 6th best by a goalie winning all 4 games of any single series (since NHL began official goalie stat tracking in 1955-56) https://t.co/mupvK2ekwJ
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As for the Kings the series was historic for all the wrong reasons. The club scored just three goals, setting a franchise record for the fewest tallies in a playoff series of at least three games.
The Golden Knights now await the winner of the San Jose Sharks-Anaheim Ducks series.