The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Friday night to go ahead 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals, and Marc-Andre Fleury is getting a lot of praise for his performance.
The Golden Knights goalie stopped 35 of 37 shots he faced in the game. Jets winger Blake Wheeler was left crediting Fleury for “stealing a game.”
“We win that game nine times out of 10. Tonight was the one,” Wheeler said, via Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. “Had some looks where their goalie made some extraordinary saves. You’ve got to sometimes take your hat off to a good player stealing a game.”
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck acknowledged that things were lining up well for Vegas, but he vowed that that would change.
Connor Hellebuyck on VGK: "The stars are aligning for them. But it’s not going to stay that way.”
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 19, 2018
The series now shifts back to Winnipeg for Game 5 on Sunday. The Jets need to win three in a row to win the series, which won’t be easy against the hot Vegas squad.
