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Karlsson scores 2, Fleury and Vegas blanks Calgary, 6-0

By W.G. RAMIREZ Vegas' 186 all-time regular-
Associated Press season games, had two
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Ve- goals and an assist. He now
gas Golden Knights can has 14 points (seven goals,
finally be proud of a third seven assists) over the last
period. They went into their 11 games and leads the
game against Calgary hav- team with 23 points.
ing held leads in six of their "This is what we need, two
previous eight games and huge points for us and now
led by two in three of them. we just look forward," Karls-
However, they've struggled son said. "I think we execut-
to finish and were mired in ed very well, just overall a
a five-game losing streak. very good game."
The Golden Knights left no Paul Stastny, Max Pacio-
doubt on Sunday. retty, Mark Stone and Cody
William Karlsson had his Eakin also scored for Ve-
third straight multipoint gas, while Nate Schmidt
game, Marc-Andre Fleury had four assists, a new ca-
stopped 34 shots to earn his reer-high for the defense-
league high-tying 10th vic- man for points in a game. Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson scores on Calgary Flames goalie Cam Talbot (39)
tory this season and Vegas Vegas, which is now 6-2- during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Las Vegas. The Golden
got four third-period goals 0 against opponents from Knights defeated the Flames 6-0.
to douse the Flames 6-0. the Pacific Division, also Associated Press
Fleury, who improved to snapped a three-game now." The Golden Knights bot with a little more than Kane extended his goal-
14-4-1 all-time against Cal- home losing skid and im- got on the board midway five minutes left for his first scoring streak to six games,
gary, got his fifth career proved to 2-4-3 in its last through the first period goal of the season. and Chicago got its fourth
shutout against the Flames nine overall. "We really when Karlsson skated in on "It felt good," said Eakin, straight win.
and 58th all time, which moved the puck well," Ve- an odd man rush with Max who now has 99 career Kirby Dach scored twice as
moved him into a tie for gas coach Gerard Gallant Pacioretty but kept the goals. the resurgent Blackhawks
19th in NHL history with Jon said. "We're all about play- puck and fired it past Cam "I've been doing it long improved to 6-1-1 in their
Ross Roach. ing fast and speed and Talbot, who finished with 31 enough and bad stuff hap- last eight games. Jonathan
"It's been a rough patch, transition and I thought it saves and dropped to 1-5-0 pens where you go through Toews added his fourth
everybody's getting all was real good. It's good for this season. something like that you of the season, and Corey
frustrated and sometimes our team, it's good for our Stastny notched his 698th can just do what you do Crawford made 33 saves.
confidence was so low go- confidence, now we just career point, when he best. Sometimes when you Kane has eight goals and
ing into the third (period), gotta continue to play that gracefully deked around go through a rut like that nine assists during a nine-
if we're behind (or) even if way." Calgary, which has Mark Giordano and fired a where you're not produc- game point streak.
we're ahead teams would never won inside T-Mobile wrist shot by Talbot midway ing, things get a little tough- Jack Eichel scored his
come back on us," said Arena, dropped to 1-3-0 through the second period, er and you feel like you're fifth goal in two days, but
Fleury, who is one victory in the second game of a while Pacioretty seized mo- skating in sand. It's nice to banged-up Buffalo lost for
shy from 450 for his career. back-to-back this season mentum for the Golden get that one." the seventh time in eight
"We haven't been scor- after losing in Arizona on Knights by making it 3-0 Mark Stone snapped a six- games. Carter Hutton had
ing as much lately, to see Saturday. early in the third. game scoreless drought 23 saves.
so many guys get goals "I thought we battled Eakin scored the most with a one-timer from one The Sabres played without
tonight, it's good. It boosts through 40 (minutes), and meaningful goal of the knee over Talbot's stick to forward Kyle Okposo, who
everybody's confidence. had a tough one in the fi- night, after struggling to find make it 5-0, and Karlsson's left the previous game with
Everybody feels a little bet- nal 20," Calgary coach Bill the back of the net through second goal of the game a possible head injury. Ok-
ter and it's gonna carry to Peters said. "It was a little the first 21 games. Eakin came on a backhand with poso accidentally collided
the next game." deflating in that regard. It capitalized took a pass 2:31 left in the contest. with Ottawa defenseman
Karlsson, the only player to feels like it's just hard to get from Jonathan Marches- BLACKHAWKS 4, SABRES 1 Ron Hainsey after he got on
have appeared in each of (the puck) to go in right sault and flipped it past Tal- CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick the ice for a line change.q

Little-used veteran goalie Cory Schneider waived by Devils

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Goal- Schneider had battled a a player, particularly a
tender Cory Schneider, a hip injury in recent years. goalie, if you’re not going
one-time All-Star and one He has an 0-4-1 record in to have an opportunity to
of the main faces of the six starts this season and play, it’s hard to get the
New Jersey Devils, was has played only twice in game reps and confi-
placed on waivers Mon- the last 13 games. The dence that you need.”
day. The Devils said on Twit- Massachusetts native he Schneider spent time at
ter Monday the 33-year- had a goals-against av- Binghamton last season
old veteran would be erage of 4.59 and a .852 working on his game and
assigned to Binghamton save percentage. played well late in the sea-
of the AHL if not claimed. “The way the schedule son. It has not carried over
It seems unlikely a team comes now, we didn’t see to this season.
would do so since it would him getting into a lot of “If he does clear waivers In this Nov. 8, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Devils' goalie Cory
inherit his $6 million annual games in the next couple and go to Binghamton, it’s Schneider (35) makes a save during the second period of an
salary, which runs through of weeks,” Devils coach not the end of the road for NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils on Friday,
Nov. 8, 2019, in Edmonton, Alberta.
the 2021-22 season. Also, John Hynes said. “When us here,” Hynes said.q Associated Press