Marc-Andre Fleury and Braden Holtby have been
two of the hottest goaltenders during the postseason.Their duel between the
pipes looked more like survival in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final as the Vegas
Golden Knights outlasted the Washington
Capitals
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average for Vegas with Holtby not far behind at 2.04. Giving up nine goals
between them seemed unlikely but that¡¯s exactly what happened Monday night as
both goalies were screened relentlessly, caught out of position at times and
left out to dry on occasion by defensemen trying to keep up with two swarming
offenses.For Washington, scoring against the Golden Knights was taking advantage
of Vegas defenders failing to clog the slots and Fleury making his own
mistakes.Brett Connolly¡¯s redirect that went through defenseman Colin Miller¡¯s
legs in the first period caught Fleury overcommitting on Michal Kempny¡¯s shot
from the point. Less than a minute later, Nicklas Backstrom backhanded a shot
past Fleury, who couldn¡¯t recover after sprawling to his right with T.J. Oshie
coming around the back of the goal.Fleury didn¡¯t stand a chance against John
Carlson, who scored an easy backhander after a beautiful feed from Oshie, who
wrapped a pass around defenseman Shea Theodore across the slot. And while Tom
Wilson got credit for Washington¡¯s fourth goal, the puck slid into the net after
Fleury kicked it in himself after getting caught under his skate.¡±Obviously it¡¯s
not what was expected of both of us, or what I want,¡± said
Fleury
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who improved to 13-3 in the postseason. ¡±It¡¯s not going to go perfect every
night. Sometimes I put in the puck in my net by myself. It happens. It¡¯ll happen
again at some point in my career. You just have got to brush it off, forget
about it and try to stop the next one.¡±Fleury stopped 24 shots and has now
allowed four goals in four games in a single postseason for the first time ¨C and
he has given up at least four goals five times in 15 postseason games against
Washington.Holtby made 28 saves, but Game 1 was the second time he had allowed
five goals this postseason (Vegas got its sixth goal on an empty-netter by Tomas
Nosek).Miller caught Holtby leaning to his right, peeking over Carlson¡¯s
shoulder, and got caught with the one-timer that went beneath his glove on the
Golden Knights¡¯ first goal. William Karlsson was able to tie the game just
before the end of the first period when he grabbed a rebound off the end boards
and caught Holtby out of position, after he overcommitted on a Reilly Smith¡¯s
shot.Smith also got a goal thanks to a fortunate rebound from the end boards,
after Holtby failed to scoop up Deryk Engelland¡¯s wrist shot and the puck
caromed off his pads. Jonathan Marchessault then one-timed it past the goal and
off the boards, allowing Engelland to feed Smith in front of the net.¡±For me, I
thought my puck-handling was not great tonight,¡± Holtby said. ¡±I wasn¡¯t
recognizing the type of forecheck they were
having
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just something that you go back, watch the video, see where there¡¯s defaults at
times to get the puck back in our team¡¯s hands.¡±Rebounds have continued to haunt
Holtby, who fell to 12-7 in the playoffs.Ryan Reaves scored his second goal of
the postseason, in as many games, when he smacked a loose puck over the knob of
Holtby¡¯s stick, just 1:31 after the Capitals had taken a 4-3 lead in the third
period.Both goalies and their defenses don¡¯t have much time to turn things
around. Game 2 is Wednesday night.¡ªMore Stanley Cup coverage:
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saves for Holtby. CHICAGO (AP) Patrick Kane scored a tie-breaking power-play
goal with 3:16 left in the third period and had an assist, and the Chicago
Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.Kane scored on a
screened shot from just inside the left point to put Chicago ahead 2-1 with
Boston¡¯s Zdeno Chara off for high-sticking Brandon Saad, getting a double-minor
for drawing blood. Brent Seabrook added a goal from the right circle on a
screened shot with 1:05 remaining as the Blackhawks ended Boston¡¯s six-game
winning streak and their own two-game slide.Chicago¡¯s Artem Anisimov scored his
20th goal, reaching that mark for the third straight season since the Blackhawks
acquired him from Columbus. Anton Forsberg made 31
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his seventh goal, tying the game 1-1 midway through the third period. Boston
back-up Anton Khudobin stopped 36 shots.The Bruins played without leading scorer
Brad Marchand, who sat out with an upper-body injury.Marchand, who has a
team-high 29 goals and 69 points ¨C five goals and six assists in his last five
games ¨C collided with Blackhawks forward Anthony Duclair in the first period of
Saturday¡¯s contest between the teams in Boston.Duclair had to be helped off the
ice, favoring his right leg, and is expected to miss up to two weeks. according
to coach Joel Quenneville.Marchand continued in the game, playing just over 20
minutes and finishing with two assists in the Bruins¡¯ 7-4 victory.After Boston
rallied against Chicago with four goals in third period Saturday, the Blackhawks
bounced back with a tighter effort.Chicago allowed a season-high four power-play
goals in Boston, but the Blackhawks struck first on the man advantage in this
one. Parked at the edge of the crease, Anisimov tipped in Jonathan Toews¡¯ drive
from the right circle for the only goal of the first period.Both teams narrowly
missed on prime chances in the scoreless second. Chicago rookie Alex DeBrincat¡¯s
shot glanced off
Khudobin
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Boston¡¯s Nick Holden fired the puck from the slot through the legs of teammate
Rick Nash and off the right post.Forsberg stopped David Pastrnak point-blank on
a breakaway at 8:35. Khudobin denied Saad from close range after he powered down
the slot with just under five minutes left in the period.Forsberg blocked a
deflection by Nash 4:30 into the third, then stopped the Boston forward at the
edge of the crease with a pad save later in the same shift.Chara tied it midway
in the third period on the Bruins¡¯ 28th shot. The big defenseman fired from the
slot after taking David Krejci¡¯s centering pass and beat Forsberg on the glove
side.NOTES: Quenneville didn¡¯t rule out a return for No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford
this season. Crawford, out since Dec. 23 with an upper-body injury, continues to
work out off the ice. . Boston C Patrice Bergeron missed his seventh game with a
fractured right foot. . Bruins F David Backes served his final game of a
three-game suspension. . Chicago F Vinnie Hinostroza returned after missing
Saturday¡¯s game due to a family emergency. . Before the game the Blackhawks
recognized Kendall Coyne and Alex Rigsby, Chicago-area natives who were members
of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic women¡¯s hockey team. Both suited up and
were on the ice for the national anthem.UP NEXTBruins:At Carolina on Tuesday in
the second game for a four-game trip.Blackhawks: At Winnipeg on Thursday.